1.   But as the violence persisted, senior CIA officials stationed in Israel quietly began to participate in the security talks again.

2.   Democrat Hillary Clinton, also sided with the Israelis, and said the United States should consider cutting off aid if violence persists.

3.   It might hesitate to do so when it initially reconvenes on Monday if the violence persists.

4.   It might hesitate to do so when it initially reconvenes next Monday if the violence persists.

5.   Neighborhood watch groups do their best, but violence persists.

6.   The provincial government and the national government have argued about who is ultimately responsible for controlling the situation, even as the violence persists and the perpetrators disappear.

7.   The violence has persisted despite a truce agreed upon last week and an earlier cease-fire accord reached last month.

8.   The violence has persisted despite a truce agreed upon last week and an earlier cease-fire reached last month.

9.   A rare daytime bombing in Kosovo injured at least nine people Saturday outside a government-owned bank as violence persisted in the separatist province despite ongoing peace talks.

10.   Amid the political maneuvers, Israeli-Palestinian violence persisted.