1.   The most persistent rumor last week was that the Larimore Dam had broken.

2.   Persistent rumors that the business is for sale have alarmed the staff.

3.   And yet, despite persistent rumors about his illness, the whirl of his flashy skates and his ready money proved irresistible.

4.   And there is no evidence, the author writes, to show that Hitler had syphilis, despite persistent rumors that he contracted the disease from a Jewish prostitute.

5.   As for the Angels, Chambliss already has stiff competition, if the persistent rumors about the Angels wanting Sparky Anderson are true.

6.   Both also said that, persistent rumors to the contrary, Murray will definitely step down at the end of the year and Gifford will take over.

7.   A few years ago the FBI debunked a persistent rumor that had families keeping children home on Halloween.

8.   A persistent rumor, that one Italian magazine bound in a bikini top one month, and the rest of the bathing costume the next, seems equally plausible.

9.   But persistent rumors of his resignation in recent weeks have been denied by the army.

10.   But the city was a bit intimidating, he said, what with persistent rumors that organized crime still controlled the vending machine business.