Though many critics, including myself, pegged "Orphan Black" as worth watching if only for the performances, no one anticipated the show's insistence on improving with nearly every episode — or Maslany's miraculous ability to balance a coterie of characters that kept on multiplying.
And in a further nod to Governor McCrory's insistence on improving teaching quality (not), pay increases for teachers with relevant master's degrees have been eliminated in the new budget.
I wonder, too, if this insistence on the improving qualities of our baptismal dips into the waters of literature does not blind us to the real thrill of reading; the recurrent reason why we come back for more, remember, quote, argue, share our experience of books?
He points out how foreign companies' insistence on standards has improved the garment sector.
Some of Mr. Coburn's colleagues are strong supporters, saying his insistence on a fuller debate has improved bills and saved money.
The MDGs emerged from profound dissatisfaction with the effectiveness of aid to date and insistence on a "results focus" and improved monitoring and evaluation [ 28].
This book's tone — I kept waiting for Ms. Meade, like a gum-snapping waitress in a diner, to start calling the reader "Hon" — isn't improved by her insistence on referring to people by their nicknames.
The moral standing of the papacy was greatly raised, its effectiveness was immensely increased by the obliteration of heresy in Italy, and the morale of the church was much improved by the insistence on interpreting church doctrine according to precepts established at the council.
This supports our insistence on the utility of philosophical analysis in improving conceptual rigor. 5. Our take on this matter can be found in Earman et al. (2009).
If nothing else, Sunday's referendum affirmed Syriza's authority and its insistence that any bailout improve on the old recipe of austerity followed by austerity.
