Sentence examples for insistence of the local from inspiring English sources
And two Catholic hospitals in Texas halted tubal ligations at the insistence of the local bishop in Tyler.
It's a large, two-story brick building called the Jefferson School, which first underwent construction in 1924 the same year that the Confederate monument went up—at the insistence of the local black community, whose children were barred from the city's high schools because of segregation.
The Alexandria courthouse is known as the "rocket docket" in legal circles because of the insistence of local judges that cases move rapidly to trial.
Another interesting diversion that the highway surveyors had to make, at the insistence of local residents, was to go around a large stone that had a metal marker spike in it, likely set up and recorded by early explorers.
That problem was exacerbated by the insistence of the Musicians' Union that only local players could be recruited.
(Before Thursday's visit, Mr. Cuomo had been in Albany only twice since attending Governor Pataki's inauguration in 1995: to make a speech to a librarians' group, and to testify in a friend's lawsuit. He made this latest trip only at the insistence of local booksellers and his publisher).
Occasionally, I travelled on foot, slept out under the stars, and dined for free at the stubborn insistence of local hosts.
But developer Jane Wood claimed that her Shoreham project was dead in the water – because of the local council's insistence that the 70-seat venue have 12 toilets, not five.
But, because of the insistence of the Inland Revenue, his monetary difficulties persisted.
The Assembly would only keep such a matter confidential at the express insistence of the victim".
