Sentence examples for insisted less from inspiring English sources

It was traveling with a Chechen guide who insisted less than a mile from the site of ambush that he would not go any farther, but it apparently continued on.

He insists, less than convincingly, that their relationship had been "good".

Training members of a trusted coterie at a foreign-run university is very different from opening the floodgates to foreign culture and foreign visitors in the way that China has.But if the university gets going as planned, it would at least be an implicit recognition that all is not quite as perfect in North Korea as official propaganda once used to insist (less so these days, says the diplomat).

When she insists "less is more" in writing, she could as easily be explaining her acting style.

"Compression was … used sparingly," they insisted, and less than five minutes of music underwent "de-noising".

But how might Carver be remembered today had Lish not insisted that less is more?

Our luggage had already been delivered to our four inside cabins (budget-minded, I had insisted on less expensive accommodations).

In his room, he said, all writers were equal, an approach that he insisted had less to do with being a Pollyanna than with pure, selfish practicality.

Scrapping the meeting, American officials insisted, was less an expression of Mr. Obama's pique than a recognition that the news media would treat it as a spectacle.

Conscious of the criticism it faced several years ago when broadband was largely restricted to urban areas, BT insisted that less populated areas may soon enjoy the taste of fibre.

In a dramatic claim, worthy of a case that has inspired heated debate in the antipodean nation, Mr Lundy's lawyer insisted that less than a week ago they had received evidence that could have been vital to the defence but was withheld.