Sentence examples for determined insistence from inspiring English sources

Zoe's determined insistence that none of her girls were too thin has always grated.

Her parents shielded her from Birmingham's pervasive racism, she writes, "by imposing high expectations and a determined insistence on excellence".

It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding.

It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the centre of America's founding.

Chan Marshall, who records under the name Cat Power, writes forlorn meditations on love, death and loneliness, with a few repeating guitar chords and melodies that build from gentle questions and observations to a sullen, determined insistence.

Chan Marshall, who records under the name Cat Power, writes forlorn meditations on love, death and loneliness with a few repeating guitar chords and melodies that build from gentle questions and observations to a sullen, determined insistence.

Most commentators centred on Abbott's insistence that he determined his picks based on merit.

Publishers' willingness to experiment makes a change from the insistence that price be determined by the effort that goes into producing something, and no doubt they're enjoying the roaring sales.

Shortly afterwards, concerned that the Dutch might make the shoreline before he could bring them to battle despite his wry insistence that "I am determined to fight the ships on land if I cannot by sea", Duncan ordered his fleet to turn southwards and advance on the enemy and "bear up and sail large".

But the report, according to sources familiar with it, also says commanders should decide whether such a pullout is feasible, which echoes Bush's insistence that troop levels be determined by conditions on the ground rather than by an artificial timeline.

Despite President Donald Trump's insistence to the contrary, the CIA determined that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was "directly involved" in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.