Sentence examples for Adamant from inspiring English sources

Darling and Alexander were adamant that, for all their fears, they made the right decision on the currency.

Nick was privately educated and is adamant that his children will be, too.

"Arnold was absolutely adamant that it had to be played straight.

He was adamant, however that the university remains "committed" to freedom of speech and peaceful protest.

Oral testimony is insufficient: the villagers always start off adamant that they do not go to the forest at all, they then say they only go to collect dry firewood from the forest floor, and finally admit that some people do take part in illegal activity, though not people from their village.

Cridland, however, was adamant that fostering growth and cutting the deficit were not mutually exclusive.

He is adamant that they are determined to rebuild the structure as faithfully as possible to the original.

But the Tanzanian government is adamant the issue is simple: "It is very straightforward," says a government official, "if the situation [that made the refugees flee] comes to an end, and we believe that it has, then they have to go back to their country of origin".

When the rat was first sighted – scurrying across the doorstep of Number 10 as the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue did a piece to camera – David Cameron's people were adamant.

While Grace concedes some will see the issue as "trivial compared with Libya or housing", he is adamant that it matters: "I attend conference because Yeovil Liberal Democrats elect me, not because the police allow me to.

There have been some – albeit rather spurious – suggestions that England's captain might have considered his own position during this series, but Cook was adamant he has never been close to resigning.