She was ashamed of that, yet the fear persisted.

To this day, a superstitious fear of all feline animals persists.

Still, the fear about bisexuals persists, and women are left to their own resources to ferret out a man's sexual history.

The fear persists even though planes crash far less often than cars.

The atmosphere for technology stocks in general is poor, and fears of a recession persist.

If the fear persists, far fewer will be willing to do that.

Though the market regained substantial ground yesterday, fears persist of further turmoil.

Hard to believe that anybody could have been so cruel that the fear would persist for four centuries.

Made me wonder again about how any fear could persist so strongly for so long.

But the fear persists: there are letters to open, cross-country trips to take.