persist

But the problems with big pass plays have persisted since then.

Goodall persisted in talking about the attacks, maintaining that her purpose was not to support or debunk theories about human aggression but to “understand a little better” the nature of chimpanzee aggression.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that up to 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day the shutdown persists.

Some progress came this year, after 40 new judges were added - 24 of whom were appointed last week - but the backlog persists.

The Maoist insurgency - an armed movement seeking to establish a communist state - has persisted for nearly six decades and claimed thousands of lives.