Sentence examples similar to is not insistent from inspiring English sources

Vera, a former showgirl, converts to Judaism for Ike's sake, even though he isn't insistent or even very religious.

A moment later, the music teacher asked, "Do you often go back to your Italy?" The following week, the matchmaker telephoned to see if there was any chance of a second meeting, but she wasn't insistent.

They could have made it work there if they weren't insistent on using public money that the people of San Diego smartly refused to give them.

He has always been adamant that the festival is not elitist, insistent that certain events should be affordable to all - this year includes a series of £10 orchestral concerts.

The repetition of chantlike lines is not so much insistent as questing, questioning.

In many ways, "Argo" is a conventionally structured movie with many fabricated elements (the Canadian Ambassador who played a central role in the actual events is not happy) and insistent crosscutting that mechanically keeps the suspense high.

The problem with "Vice" isn't its insistent aggrandizement but its excessive softheadedness.

The same goes for Cromwell, who isn't so insistent at mimicking the 41st president as catching his patient, patrician nature.

The strength of the piece is not in its too insistent abstract statements.

Packham is not angry; he is very insistent on this point.

The striker is Chelsea's biggest priority this summer and the club are confident of the signing despite David Moyes being insistent Rooney is not for sale.