Word: persistency
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...persist in turning down the overtures of the powers who will not discuss anything else until the monetary question is settled, we will undoubtedly win our somewhat obscure end, but it will mean forfeiting time that could be employed in the discussion of vital issues like tariff barriers and risking an isolated trade position...
...those who persist in repeating the old formula that England is known far and wide for its propensity to compromise, that its people are a law-abiding nation, that democracy has reigned uninterrupted since 1688, Mr. Laski has two replies. One is the clear fact that no serious, fundamental issue has since been forced to the attention of the country; the two parties have been able to agree to disagree, simply because they are agreed on what Madison termed "the only enduring source of faction--Property." The other answer is that until now the continued economic success of the capitalist...
...budding tradition has been nipped. We have lost our familiar "Major" for an animal of a different stripe. He is now a Colonel. Will he act differently? Will his teeth become sharper we hope not. Nevertheless, things can never be the same. Some of us die-hards will persist in calling him "Major." Impudent young bloods will callously accept the new title, little realizing or caring that they are stamping on a fine old thing--a noble tradition. I, for one, regret this, and an bewildered by an officialdom which will commit such an act as this. D. G. Anderson...
...carrying dope in the plane, he thinks of the children who will be corrupted, of mothers, and especially of a ten year jail sentence. Bette Davis as the heroine acts as well as ever, and as seductively. She will fade even more rapidly than Marlene Dietrich if the directors persist in exploiting her physical charm instead of her ability...
Said Mr. Firestone to his stockholders: "This new policy abandons the principle of keeping the independent tire dealer competitive in price with special brand tires sold by mail order houses and other distributors. It is impossible for me to understand why these three large companies persist in backing their special brand distributors without regard for their own profits...