41.   However, violence persisted despite the truce deal affirmed last week by Peres and Arafat.

42.   In northwest Bosnia, fighting has persisted despite the truce.

43.   Israel insists it will carry out pre-emptive strikes in a bid to prevent Palestinian attacks that have persisted despite the U.S.-brokered truce.

44.   Ironically, real-life interest in the game persists despite the suggestion by both films that the world of chess can turn folks into obsessive oddballs.

45.   It has persisted despite a modern and heavily used public transit system of subways, buses and electric trains.

46.   Low-level violence has persisted despite the tenuous cease fire and progress on carrying out the provisions of the peace deal.

47.   Low-level violence has persisted despite the peace deal and a tenuous cease fire.

48.   Low-level violence has persisted despite the signing of the political agreement in August and the voluntary disbanding of the rebels.

49.   OECD ministers also reaffirmed their fight against unemployment, conceding that high joblessness persists despite government efforts.

50.   Once inside the fortress, the prisoners stormed the armory Sunday and mounted an uprising which persisted Monday despite U.S. airstrikes and attacks by alliance forces.