Sentence examples for insisted on waiting from inspiring English sources

But some had insisted on waiting for recruiting to start again, he told The Associated Press.

But once the Soviets were seen for what they were, were those who insisted on waiting for "true" Communism fools?

The town board, whose approval was also required, then insisted on waiting until its regularly scheduled meeting to consider the issue.

Mr. Shamir and Mr. Sharon finally agreed to gradually withdraw once the Lebanese Army started entering the city — but they insisted on waiting 48 hours (until the end of Rosh Hashana, which started that evening).

In case after case, they said, the police insisted on waiting 24 hours before taking action, and then claimed that too much time had passed to mount an effective investigation.

According to two people familiar with Mr. Chang's account, he said Mr. Torricelli insisted on waiting in the car while Mr. Chang went into Tiffany & Company on Fifth Avenue.

Mr Bush is right to insist on waiting for General Petraeus's report in September, as he promised.

But, frustratingly, he's playing President Passive, insisting on waiting for the VA's inspector general to complete yet another investigation, this one looking into the Phoenix deaths.

Another reason to insist on waiting for the end of Mr. Clinton's term stems from the pardon power that the Constitution vests in the president.

They may still be "careful", in PwC's parlance, but they have more disposable income and don't insist on waiting for the deepest discounts to kick in before buying.

"The longer the Russians insist on waiting, the more likely it is that the Syrian opposition becomes the very radicals the Russians are warning against," one Western diplomat told me this winter, a sentiment echoed in today's statement from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.