1.   Although progress has been made, poverty amidst overall plenty in our economy persists as a major economic and political issue.

2.   Hence Paris modernism was able to persist as a vital and radical force.

3.   It shows yet again that good habits persist as do bad ones.

4.   But because the compound breaks down extremely slowly, PCBs persist as a costly, difficult cleanup headache.

5.   But discord persists as the votes draw near on whether to open a formal inquiry.

6.   Downward pressures on prices continue to persist as a whole.

7.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is expected to tell Congress today that the economy is slowing, but that inflation persists as a threat.

8.   In the meantime, the question persists as to whether this unbeaten group will be remembered at the best team ever.

9.   Questions persisted as to whether he was worth the effort, the risk and the criticism URI absorbed for opening its doors to him.

10.   Shall we dispense with assistants and the issue of originality, which for some reason persists as a problem among many nonartists?