Not only are economic motivations and intrinsic motivations incompatible, that incompatibility can persist over long periods.

You gotta persist through failure. You gotta persist through crap!

If the disbelievers persist in their disbelief, We shall also persist in punishing them.

If the disbelievers persist in their disbelief, We shall also persist in punishing them.

Wars persist. Power persists.

They want their shape to persist.

Yet the infidels persist in denial.

Yet the infidels persist in denial.

Regional consultation mechanisms remain weak. Differences persist over whether a security architecture or community should extend across Asia, or be confined to an ill defined East Asia.

After the election, the kind of factional disputes that have long paralyzed policymaking in Iran will likely persist. But stalemate over Iran s nuclear policy could have serious consequences.

And yet, I persist in this quixotic endeavor.

And they used to persist in immense wrongdoing.

And they used to persist in immense wrongdoing.

And used to persist in the awful sin.

And used to persist in the awful sin.

Significant differences persist between developed and developing countries.

The reasons that prevented their ratification persist today.

But borders do persist in some parts of cyberspace.

But man desires to persist in his evil ways.

But man desires to persist in his evil ways.

and they used to persist in the great sin.

and they used to persist in the great sin.

And they used to persist in the great violation,

And they used to persist in the great violation,

Yet those who deny the truth persist in denial.

Yet those who deny the truth persist in denial.

And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

But there are even more obstacles that stubbornly persist.

Equally though, we have noted that great challenges persist

If technologies don't last and persist, we will not succeed.

And the question is whether the short run will persist.

They said, By God, you persist in your inveterate error.

They said, By God, you persist in your inveterate error.

They said, By God, you still persist in your illusions!

They said, By God, you still persist in your illusions!

Social and cultural patterns of subordination persist outside the law.

But that is still regarded by the Americans, Japanese, Koreans, and probably even the Chinese as too much of a risk. As a result, the status quo is likely to persist, which means that nationalist grandstanding over conflicting territorial claims is far from over.

I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance.

Human rights abuses sadly persist in many parts of the world.

Although there have been some advances in legislation, there persist some gaps.

In that respect, major hurdles that were identified five years ago persist.

Persist! Joe Kraus says, Persistence is the number one reason for our success.

Three factors all likely to persist this year are driving these unsettling trends.

Secondly, media campaigns to incite hatred and spread disinformation persist in Côte d'Ivoire.