persist

"It might seem counter-intuitive, but allowing the congestion to persist and focussing on improving infrastructure for pedestrians will help solve the traffic problem in the long run," she says.

This kind of hate can’t persist in an environment in which we call things out and we act in the moment.

But fundamentally, the crux of the problem persists.

Partially-sighted Mrs Helme said she persisted and kept returning to the surgery, which was difficult because she could not drive herself there.

If the windy conditions had persisted longer, Lorenzen thinks this year’s blaze could have been even worse.