| I persisted and when I finally made it through I could feel air rushing in. |
| Since that time, with the exception of brief intervals, the Bulgarian Church has persisted in schism. |
| We even adopted unilateral free trade towards those countries who, so much the worse for them, persisted with their own protectionism. |
| To her distress, the person persisted, the door shaking and rattling with his knocks. |
| The picture also has some jitter, but I was so distracted by the streaking that I didn't notice whether it persisted through the entire run time. |
| Her symptoms persisted despite employment of hypnotic imagery for general relaxation, as well as specific imagery to relax her vocal cords. |
