noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dogged
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She was swamped by a wave of impotent anger at and violent dislike for the man whose dogged persistence bordered on persecution.
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They ate outside but the flies, with dogged persistence , spoiled their food.
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Only sheer dogged persistence will finally get you there.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc
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You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
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You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His persistence finally paid off this year with an award for best actor.
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the persistence of inequalities
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alongside stubbornness and negativism, the defiant child has enormous energy and persistence .
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But Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with an injury-time try by Jeffreys which Rayer converted.
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But there are also biological reasons for its persistence .
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His victory here was a tribute to his quiet persistence in an intriguing struggle in the hot afternoon sunshine.
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It was Stu's persistence that wore me down.
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The key, says Andersen, is persistence .
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The transition to democracy and market economies will call for much patience and persistence .
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To this day I credit James's persistence in not letting us slip away or fall apart.