1.   Balloon tamponade and vasoactive drugs were used for haemorrhage which persisted despite sclerotherapy.

2.   H pylori like organisms were detected in two patients and persisted despite metronidazole.

3.   If dysphagia persisted despite dilatation, barium swallow examination was undertaken to assess the oesophageal lumen.

4.   Annan said he had selected his group of experts to study Iraqi deprivations and why they persisted despite the larger influx of money.

5.   Baumol said he will persist despite riots or the peace process.

6.   Baseball is deeply entwined with Cuban culture and history, and a passion for the game has persisted despite the long ideological war between Cuba and the United States.

7.   Centuries-old, traditional Mexican folk medicine, or curanderismo, persists despite modern medicine.

8.   Hyde praised Starr for persisting despite intense criticism.

9.   It concluded that torture under interrogation persists despite the year-old accord between Israel and the Palestinians.