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Most of the old names for vehicles' constituent parts persist in our newer machines too: wheels and tires and axles and brakes and springs , of course; but also the collective name for all this stuff, the under-carriage now applied to cars and trains and even airplanes!
In other words, oil firms and corporate takeover specialists keep on getting burned in auctions but persist in bidding too high.
However, problems with insulin-based treatment regimens persist.
However, behavioral differences persist even when weight differences no longer exist [ 1 ] . However, we are unaware of any studies directly examining the spinal columns of animals well into post-natal life, therefore it is unclear if the widening of the vertebral arch seen at 21 days persists.
Adequately warned, why do people persist in sucking cancer-causing tars into their lungs?