They were not really alike save in colouring, yet the impression persisted that here he had a positive and a negative version of the same personality.

But the impression persists, and companies large and small have scurried to take advantage of it.

The impression persists that it is an artisanal business of small producers and a handful of shippers.

His superiors still considered him of middling ability, and the impression of melancholy and irascibility persisted.

Even today, the impression persists that the adolescent counter-puncher still guides the man.

In other words, impressions formed from initial descriptor adjectives persisted over time and influenced global impressions.

The impression he'd had as he walked up to the farmhouse persisted.

This impression persisted until Rous decided to fly still lower and come to a hovering position above the centre of the city.

Even if the Israelis treated the Palestinians with the most scrupulous generosity - which they do not - this impression would persist.

Yet the impression of their presence persists, as bold as a bucket of blood thrown against a wall.