Word: persistency
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...members of the U.S. Attorney's office, Robert Morvillo and John Tigue Jr., consented to talk to Swiss authorities about leniency. But first Morvillo wanted to know one thing: did Irving intend to persist in his story that he had met with Hughes? Nessen stepped out into the hall to talk to Irving. When he returned, he said: "You won't have to call Hughes. There were no meetings with Hughes." "All right," said Morvillo, "but Irving should know that we'll break his balls before the grand jury if he says he met with Hughes...
...realities of life in the land of Mao. Despite the social upheaval created by the revolution, there still is much of the old Middle Kingdom in China today. Although Mandarin is established as the official language, the nation's 50 major dialects and more than 1,000 variants persist in daily use. The Chinese have lost nothing in their devotion to the pleasure of the table; most foreign visitors return home several pounds heavier, spouting memories of exquisite meals. Women have been officially liberated, and are equal before the law with men; yet some marriages are still formally arranged...
RELATIONS WITH THE U.S. Twenty or 30 years ago, many American friends visited us [the Chinese Communists] and exchanged views in a free way. Now that we have gained state power it may be thought that our views have become rigid. This is not the case. We will persist only in the correct things. Where we can improve, we will listen...
...appeared in 1954, "The Song of Roland written by Roland himself, with all that suggests of simplification and even of changing the facts." In Memoirs of Hope, written between De Gaulle's abdication in 1969 and his death 18 months later, the simplification and the changing of facts persist, but the blasts from Roland's horn have grown feebler...
...order has ever run in more conventional outlets. The tactic has drawn some grumbles from within the order, but Father Lupo says: "I wanted to reach college guys and to get the most mileage for my advertising dollar." It remains to be seen whether the Playboy recruits-if they persist in their interest-will gladly embrace one of the most austere of priestly disciplines: celibacy. ¶ For observant Jews, the term kosher applies not only to what foods may be eaten and when, but to the methods used in the preparation of food and the slaughter of animals. Kashrut (dietary...