The phrase "adamant for" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when expressing a strong insistence or determination regarding a particular issue or request.
Example: "She was adamant for a change in the company's policy to promote sustainability."
Alternatives: "adamant about" or "insistent on".
"He has been adamant for some time that he wants to stay," I'm told.
Another Olympic official said ESPN and Fox had been among the most adamant for a four-Games deal.
"The police have been very adamant for me to get security," at the parkside restaurant, Ms. Gonzales said.
The referee, Phil Dowd, was adamant for some unknown reason that there should be no red card.
As his hero, Winston Churchill, might mockingly have said (and did say of Chamberlain), Boris is resolute for uncertainty, he is adamant for indecision.
He was adamant, for instance, about including a front console, so that the congregation could relate to the organist as an individual, "not some disembodied voice".
For instance, DuPage County has long supported the Nicarico family's adamant wish for a death sentence for Jeanine's killer, but the virtually identical murder of Melissa Ackerman resulted in a life term with no possibility of parole for Brian Dugan, because Melissa's parents preferred a quick resolution.
But in Lima, vice-minister for children, women and social development, Norma Añaños Castilla is adamant funds for aid have been provided.
Darling and Alexander were adamant that, for all their fears, they made the right decision on the currency.
Undeniably, the fat — the authors of "The Reader" are adamant advocates for the "f" word — are subject to prejudice and even cruelty.
Undeniably, the fat the authors of "The Reader" are adamant advocates for the "f" word are subject to prejudice and even cruelty.
