Sentence examples for insisted on standing from inspiring English sources

At a time when Egypt sorely needed voices that rejected destructive polarisation and mutual hatred, Bassem was one of the few that insisted on standing for far loftier principles.

But Marwan insisted on standing firm and carrying out Hamza Hirazi's orders to kill the six men.

In Japan, however, visitors insisted on standing, and when I was there artgoers crowded in the back of the room, like the staff at Downton Abbey.

The Bituriges insisted on standing siege in their town Avaricum (Bourges), and Vercingetorix was unable to save it from being taken by storm within one month.

A further article on page five pointed out that the king insisted on standing for the ceremony despite his leg trouble.

His political career ended in May 1998, two months after he had insisted on standing for a seventh presidential term and appointed a cabinet dominated by his old chums and his family.

Why, one girl wanted to know, does Brenda insist on standing up when she goes to the bathroom?

At the close, Finney took his curtain call before insisting on standing aside for the real star.

If ERC instead insists on standing separately, an election might be a long time coming, because Mr Mas's CDC would be hammered.

Also, because we insist on standing on two feet, we miss out on all the proper snifferiffic doggy delights, which are down on the ground.

And so the fist of God came crashing through the clouds and took out the fat oik with the big disgusting mouth in row four who always insists on standing.