He persisted with the idea after he got married to Virginia 'Ginny' Cameron.

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He persisted and eventually became a full-time assistant professor at MIT.

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To be fair to Mr Macintosh, he persisted over the laughter.

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He wrote inflation had "persisted even as demand has moderated and the pricing power of corporates weakened".

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When it persisted for months he went to the doctor and learned there was a tumor on his tonsils.

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Wasendorf Sr. has been in a coma ever since, though rumors persisted yesterday that he had regained consciousness (no official word on his medical condition has been released).

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He wrote about poverty that persisted despite Libya's oil wealth.

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If they persisted in complaining, he'd answer them with screams of his own.

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To offer protection from what he thought was some pretty harmless child's play, he put his arm around his daughter, but still the girl persisted and then started flicking him.

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Mr Poots said he had held a constructive meeting with the deputy first minister and if that spirit persisted then progress could be made.

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He added that it was a tough market to break into, but the rewards would be great for firms that persisted.

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