Sentence examples for insisted on proceeding from inspiring English sources
By Mr. Risen's account, the Russian scientist immediately spotted the flaw, but the agency insisted on proceeding with the operation.
Engineers considered aborting the mission when Mr. Baumgartner's faceplate began fogging during the ascent, but he insisted on proceeding and made plans for doing the jump blind.
Mr. Rusbridger said that he had protested that the same information was available elsewhere, but that the officials had insisted on proceeding.
And if AT&T had insisted on proceeding with the public stock offering, the Bank of America appraisal might have dictated that AT&T could sell only a small portion of its Time Warner Entertainment shares -- not its full stake.
Instead of savouring its victory and leaving the matter there, the government insisted on proceeding with a fire services bill that pretends not to limit the firefighters' right to strike, but threatens precisely that.
Since taking office in August, he has sent encouraging signals about his willingness to engage more constructively with the West than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who insisted on proceeding with Iran's nuclear program, denied the Holocaust and seemed unconcerned as his country slipped into deeper economic distress.
She insisted on transcending labels.
Dean gallantly insists on driving us back.
The United States responded in just the way the Japanese most feared: it reflexively dismissed the notion of negotiation, insisted on unconditional surrender and proceeded to mobilize with astounding speed, energy and ingenuity.
