verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a myth persists (= it continues )
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The myth still persists that we need to build more roads.
symptoms persist formal (= they do not stop )
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If the symptoms persist, see your doctor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
even
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There is a lot of inertia in the landscape with places persisting even after their former economic base has disappeared.
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Thus the practice of tongue speaking has persisted even though the interpretation has changed.
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This tradition persisted even after the dissolution of the military frontier in 1881.
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These persisted even at the height of the war.
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It even persisted into the twentieth century and the Infirmary produced a Bullard's Rag Mag during the 1950s.
in
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If you persist in bringing to us your iron and flame, the struggle will be long.
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Ellen persisted in trying to perform as directed, but her body decided to make the messages impossible to ignore.
over
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However, this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all.
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The interior cooling recorded by contraction at the surface must have persisted over a long period.
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This aspiration reflected a craving for everyday structure that persisted over years.
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There are even more examples of very thin units that persist over fantastically large areas in particular sedimentary basins.
still
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That prohibition still persists , and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance.
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Even though her aim was eventually defeated, it led to a lot of confusion amongst teenagers which still persists .
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If the threat still persists , he will let fly with one or both hindlegs.
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Regrettably, this illogical and antediluvian attitude still persists even when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.
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However, many of the distorting images of old age still persist .
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His old reflex still persisting , he fell to his knees, but he did not pray.
■ NOUN
day
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The state had persisted for over three days now.
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And he immediately developed a severe memory problem that has persisted to this day .
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Severe sore throats persisting more than a day or two in a young child without signs of improvement.
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Or at least I persist to this day in believing that I was.
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The distinction between Sunni and Shiite persists to this day .
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Faintly bluish spots may develop at the site of a louse bite and persist for several days .
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Chronic diarrhoea was defined as diarrhoea persisting for at least 14 days .
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In most central banks and finance ministries scepticism about the Tobin tax persists to this day .
pattern
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The old patterns are allowed to persist but are made progressively more inconvenient.
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Fig. 14 shows distinctive banding patterns that have persisted virtually unchanged for a century.
problem
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I have used Marin Oomed, but the problem persists .
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And he immediately developed a severe memory problem that has persisted to this day.
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Should the problem persist , find an effective anti-dandruff shampoo.
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Scholarship reductions resulted in lingering depth problems that persist today.
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If the problem persists , they are replaced.
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She says she has had the chimney swept, but the problem persists .
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The fact that the problem has persisted throughout this century indicates that its roots are deeper.
symptom
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In most cases, these symptoms persist for a couple of days.
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Lastly, general practitioners must feel confident to ask a colleague for advice if poor control of symptoms persists .
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If your symptoms persist for more than a few days, then contact your doctor for advice.
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It may be worth separating the Moor and see if the symptoms persist .
years
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Thus the disintegration of the radioactive elements is a heat source that has persisted for billions of years .
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It can persist for many years .
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We found that chronic constipation in young children can persist for many years .
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Although most frequent between ages 11 and 30, acne can persist for many years .
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This aspiration reflected a craving for everyday structure that persisted over years .
■ VERB
allow
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And yet the myth that television is necessarily harmful to the physical and mental development of children is allowed to persist .
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It is legitimate to ask what it is about the organization of these systems that allows them to persist .
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The old patterns are allowed to persist but are made progressively more inconvenient.
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But these aside, there is the straight forward practical question of why these constraints were allowed to persist .
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But there is only injustice when preventable suffering is allowed to persist to the point where a person would rather be dead.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"It does matter," Jill persisted.
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American students of Spanish often persist in pronouncing words such as "presidente" in the same way as similar English words.
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He persisted in smoking even after having a heart attack.
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If adverse weather conditions persist , the game will be cancelled.
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If the pain persists, call a doctor.
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See your doctor if the symptoms persist .
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The White House persisted in its efforts to pass the bill, despite the opposition of Congress.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the thought persisted, and wouldn't go away.
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I have used Marin Oomed, but the problem persists.
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In most cases, these symptoms persist for a couple of days.
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It is a miracle indeed that in a hostile Universe this planet should provide conditions where such fragility can persist .
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Vogelstein thought the test would be pointless, but the friend persisted.
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We have to persist , creating the dialogue that moves public opinion.
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Yet they persist anyway-at least they do as long as they are leaders.