deep-seated

It came down to deep-seated economy anxieties, he said, and a sense that Trump and Republicans offered voters a better solution than Democrats managed in the last four years.

Prosecutor Sally Howes KC said it was a "deep-seated and long-term" condition, with no guarantee of future improvement.

“This is long-standing work,” she said, “and, frankly, a deep-seated and long-standing commitment that I have to addressing these issues, including during the time I’ve been vice president.”

“They have done extensive work to control his destructive impulses, I learn, but he continues to grapple with demons relating to deep-seated trauma,” Henry writes.

Punjab's gangsters don’t enter the underworld for wealth alone - they crave notoriety, a deep-seated desire to "be somebody", according to Mr Singh.