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  • I termed Persistent Types, which have remained, with but very little apparent change, from their first appearance to the present time.

    Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Theodore Graebner 1913

  • Terry Schiavo is in what is clinically described as a Persistent Vegetative State in which the brain damage is so severe that there is no conscious self-awareness.

    Rep. Sullivan, Sens. Inhofe and Coburn co-sponsor "Terri's Law" - BatesLine 2005

  • Under the President and Vice President's leadership we also have a new world agreement to ban the worst chemicals that threaten the health and well-being of our fish -- they are called Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs.

    Press Briefing By Katie Mcginty ITY National Archives 1998

  • The cornerstone of the project is field work planned for December 2010 through early February 2011 and referred to as the Persistent Cold-Air Pool Study (PCAPS).

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Persistent Organic Pollutants - ABC Landline This ABC Landline report provides an overview of the chemicals referred to as Persistent Organic Pollutants (aka POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that are taken from Pacific Islands.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • This technology works by attaching encryption policies to each file or folder, a process BitArmor calls Persistent File Encryption, so that data can only be viewed by an authorized user regardless of what device they happen to be using.

    Netflash 2010

  • Persistent Organic Pollutants - ABC Landline This ABC Landline report provides an overview of the chemicals referred to as Persistent Organic Pollutants (aka POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that are taken from Pacific Islands.

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

  • Lockheed Martin Corp builds a 35-meter tethered helium-filled airship known as Persistent Threat Detection System that has been in use by the Army since 2004.

    Zee News : India National 2010

  • Lockheed Martin Corp builds a 35-meter tethered helium-filled airship known as Persistent Threat Detection System that has been in use by the Army since 2004.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • After further investigation, I noticed that my personal profile is vulnerable to attack known as Persistent Cross-site Scripting, which is the most serious type of all Cross-site Scripting attacks.

    GNUCITIZEN Comments 2009

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