A persistent voice at the back of her mind questioned the lack of evidence of any civilization in the area.

A small and persistent voice in the back of her head told her that this could not go on.

Ms. Stephenson has been a persistent voice in Stamford for the better part of 15 years.

He intends the solo instruments here to be more like persistent, provocative voices among many.

Within a corner of her mind, a persistent little voice kept refusing to let go.

Listening to these three performances is to hear a single persistent voice.

Not the great and lofty purpose, but the faint, quiet, persistent voice spinning out a yarn.

November was not yet very old when some persistent voice within me proclaimed that the crisis was at hand.

It was a deep voice, a woman's, puzzled, reasonable, persistent.

She knew that, and yet a persistent little voice deep inside kept asking, "Why not?"