Word: persisting
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...process, young Japanese are dabbling in American culture and life- styles in ways that baffle their elders. Like the thousands of American students residing in Japan, the 30,000 young Japanese living and studying in the U.S. are beginning to build bridges between the two countries. Some Americans persist in their hope that Japan will become more like the U.S. when these young people come to power, but that is unlikely. The more realistic prospect is that over time, through increased understanding, the Japanese will develop more tolerance for societies different from their own. What they will never abandon...
...justice." Vengeance is precisely the point for some Germans who have grievances against the East German state. But even if one views it as fair to criminalize acts retroactively, as a majority of Germans and as residents of other former communist states in Eastern Europe seem to feel, questions persist about whether the right people are being prosecuted and the justice is evenhanded...
Ultimately, the problem will solve itself. Israel's burgeoning Sephardic population and the recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Israeli society, while the number of camp survivors grows fewer each year. The grieving memories, of course, will persist. But some day soon, the Israel Philharmonic will join the community of orchestras and play The Ride of the Valkyries...
...experts caution that the device will work only when combined with counseling, which should include advice on setting a "quit date" and on coping with the urges that will persist even with the patch in place. Unfortunately, physicians have a poor record in this regard. Less than half of 2,700 smokers surveyed for a study in last week's Journal said their doctors had ever advised them to kick the habit or even to cut down...
...even today misguided attitudes persist. Gays are different. They are effeminate. They cannot be good fighters. They will constantly make sexual advances toward fellow soldiers...