Melkert said blackouts continue to persist nationally on average about nine hours a day.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

The Iraqi people,he insists, will persist and overcome these attacks, and raise its voice to show proclaim that it will not be silenced .

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

"If we are to defeat this vicious insurgency and by doing so make Britain and the world a safer place, then we must persist with our operations in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

Because of the plot, sweeping security changes were brought into the airline industry, including restrictions on carrying liquids on planes that persist to this day that many passengers just have to cope with.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07