They were a pervasive presence.

Road congestion is a pervasive phenomenon.

Gender equality overcoming pervasive gender bias

The economic and social costs become pervasive.

Yet violence remains pervasive in human behaviour.

Narcotics remain a major and pervasive problem in Afghanistan.

I was born to a family where education was pervasive.

Information also highlights a pervasive pattern of rape and sexual violence.

Homelessness resulting from military home demolitions, particularly in Gaza, was also pervasive.

I mean, this is a very pervasive this is part of our DNA.

We had just had a military coup, and soldiers were pervasive in our society.

In Southern Africa, HIV AIDS is pervasive in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.

Those who do not accept its pervasive, all encompassing ways are often left behind.

The biases, whether intentional or otherwise, are pervasive, and so are the misleading mental images.

The biases, whether intentional or otherwise, are pervasive, and so are the misleading mental images.

I'm going to show you just a few examples of how pervasive this phenomena is.

This really seems like a cost effective, scalable solution to a problem that's really pervasive.

374. The Committee is concerned that violence against women is still pervasive in Korean society.

It is time for conversion of the pervasive culture of war into a culture of peace.

This has led to a pervasive peace which Myanmar has never enjoyed in its modern history.

17. The pervasive theme of the United Nations University programme on land and biodiversity is food security.

Several participants echoed the statement of the Secretary General sharing the view that pervasive poverty could be defeated.

On the other hand, programmes and materials depicting pornography and violence, including sexual violence, are recurrent and pervasive.

HIV AIDS prevention and care for women are often undermined by pervasive misconceptions about HIV transmission and epidemiology.

(f) The pervasive problem of sexual violence, including in places of detention and in camps for internally displaced persons

They include limited employee skills and commitment, a dominance of informal practices, minimal emphasis on effectiveness, and pervasive corruption.

Thirdly, there is a pervasive tendency by institutions and Governments to accord marginal importance to youth organizations and issues.

The objectives in the Beijing Platform for Action cannot be achieved while sexual violence is pervasive throughout all societies.

Services are now so pervasive throughout the economy that it may be more appropriate not to take a sectoral approach

Violence against women, which is a fundamental violation of women's human rights, remains pervasive in all parts of the world.

However, the Board is concerned that the risk of poor fuel management may be pervasive and prevalent in other missions.

Further compounding the situation was the reassertion of discredited strategic doctrines which had created a pervasive sense of global insecurity.

I am pleased that today the Council is convinced that pervasive poverty is truly a main root cause of unrest in Haiti.

According to several participants, aid was also necessary for middle income countries struggling with pervasive social problems and large pockets of poverty.

The Parliamentary Inquiry Commission, however, concluded that violence against women is pervasive across all classes and that all such violence needs redress.

Pervasive poverty makes it inevitable that the struggle for access to economic resources and opportunities must be a distinct feature of African politics.

Mortality and illiteracy rates remained high in comparison to other groups, in addition to pervasive poverty, which was more severe among indigenous women.

As we noted last year during the open debate on this topic, sexual and gender based violence remains alarmingly pervasive in conflict affected areas.

These could be political injustice, the denial of human rights, a brutish life entrenched in pervasive poverty or something else yet to be uncovered.

Human security means protecting vital freedoms. It means protecting people from critical and pervasive threats and situations and building on their strengths and aspirations.

The first element is respect for fundamental human rights, including an end to the pervasive climate of impunity on both sides of the conflict.

Embodied in the University s vision is the recognition that underlying today s all pervasive processes of transformation must be a renewed sense of global stewardship.

132. Another key issue with regard to the rights of the child is child labour, which is pervasive in many parts of the world.

But it seems to be that the USA's sins, compared to those of many previous empires, are of a more moderate, if more pervasive, kind.

However, violence has been a pervasive element in the country's politics and supporters of different parties frequently clash with each other during rallies and demonstrations.