Sentence examples for insisted rather from inspiring English sources

Those conflicts are universal, Mr. Akin insisted, rather than specific to the two countries.

He also insisted, rather obliquely, that he didn't want a place that felt like a home.

In our conversations, Venediktov insisted, rather unconvincingly, that investigative reporting requires the ability to publish documents, "and how can you do that over the radio?" But Echo's Web site would seem to be an available tool for just that.

Even after the public furore, the city council has insisted, rather unapologetically, on going ahead with the rest of the branding exercise – which is budgeted at 2.6 million ringgit.

Captain Kaw had insisted, rather improbably, that the Syrian government had given Airman Al Halabi permission in the letter to travel not only to Syria but also to Qatar; instead, the relevant word meant "the homeland".

It was no work of yuletide hackery, he insisted; rather, it was intended to raise the country's spirits in the midst of industrial meltdown, power outages and Ted Heath.

"I'm pretty anonymous," he insists, rather pleased.

He isn't depressed, he insists, rather aware that "life is derivative, people judge me on how I look", his skin colour.

It insists, rather carefully, that all it opposes is the adoption of children by gay couples, and the use of the word matrimonio, a term which has clear religious overtones, to describe same-sex unions.

Napster's presentation asserts that its service does not diminish the value of the music copyrights, insisting rather that the RIAA is trying to maintain control over music distribution.

As Cheryl slogs grimly along in the middle of nowhere, there are moments when the flashbacks insist rather too pedantically on the pressure points of anxiety in Cheryl's earlier life.