While women have progressed toward equal access to education, huge gaps persist.

But the huge gap between domestic and international prices persists.

For one thing, big gaps persist in the basic information needed to measure progress.

The gap persists through higher education and into the workplace.

Life expectancy rose, but gaps by gender and race persisted.

The huge gap between the two groups persisted.

The gap persisted even when the figures were adjusted to account for different levels of pain.

But polls are just snapshots in time, and neither side believes that gap can persist through the fall.

The players, meanwhile, say that in virtual worlds, as in real life, a gap between rich and poor will persist.

Despite gains during the last three decades, a gap persists in the enrollment figures between male and female players.