Because of the persistent influence of the mountains, sometimes a ridge in the flow pattern develops at about 15 degrees of longitude upstream.

In the case of living organisms, practically everything that is distinctive both of their physical and of their mental behaviour is bound up with this persistent influence of the past.

Summing up the discussion about inflation, the minutes said: "Many participants noted that the extent to which the increase in core inflation so far this year reflected transitory or persistent influences remained unclear."

Warren McCleskey's evidence confronts us with the subtle and persistent influence of the past.

This rebuff and her relationship with her future brother-in-law Paul formed Louise, leading to her being a persistent influence in the Russian state.

The middle east, it's politics, it's problems are all largely the result of persistent western influence.

"Warren McCleskey's evidence confronts us with the subtle and persistent influence of the past," Justice Brennan said after reviewing the nation's history of racial discrimination.

Kemink's foreign roots, however, as with those of myriad other artists, became indelibly marked by Canada's passive but persistent influence on the psyche.

What made it compelling from the start was not just its religious emphasis; it was the rhetoric through which that persistent (because remarkably adaptable, flexible) religious influence shaped Puritans' secular concept of their New World mission.

Nor does it mention the colonial past of certain great powers or the persistent influence they wish to continue to exert.