11.   All the while, severe pain persisted, and an MRI on Friday revealed the injury.

12.   But he predicted that as the economic pain persisted, popular support for worker causes would increase.

13.   But the pain persisted and increased.

14.   But the pain persisted for weeks, and actually got worse even after I took a brief break from my daily jogs.

15.   But the pain persists.

16.   But the same pain persisted later in the game and he knew then it was more than a tape problem.

17.   Dr. Frank Jobe, the noted orthopedist, prescribed ice and whirlpool treatments, but the pain persisted.

18.   He says he is unable to work because his lower back pain persists, even after a second operation.

19.   He worked out Sunday, but the pain persisted and he agreed it was time to operate.

20.   If it is just a bone bruise, the pain could persist for a long period of time.