71.   Now, the most compelling question facing the Sox is no longer whether Martinez will pitch again this season but whether he will need surgery if the problem persists.

72.   President Clinton announced a major initiative to improve the quality of care in nursing homes last July, but the accounting office found that problems persisted in many states.

73.   Problems persist.

74.   Problems persist, as a tour of Web sites will show.

75.   Production resumed in January but was halted again when the problems persisted.

76.   Problems persisted.

77.   Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, told officials the agency could be placed in conservatorship if problems persist.

78.   Several of the employees come to me and complain about it, and I try to stop it, but the problem persists.

79.   Still, problems persist.

80.   Still, problems persist for many businesses.