Sentence examples for longstanding insistence from inspiring English sources

Mr. Sharon was the least forthcoming, making no reference to any actions that Israel would take and only repeating his longstanding insistence that Israel could not afford to take unilateral steps without real steps -- as opposed to commitments -- on the Palestinian side.

Disney was also prepared to drop its longstanding insistence on a television channel.

The Bush administration is putting aside the American military's longstanding insistence on using overwhelming force to vanquish its enemy.

But some also see Moscow departing from its longstanding insistence on territorial integrity, leaving an opening for ethnic groups within its borders to demand autonomy or independence.

The scandal has given the lie to the hierarchy's longstanding insistence that priest pedophilia amounts to just a few isolated incidents.

Italians' longstanding insistence on having foreign movies and television shows dubbed into Italian is an important reason, Furio Colombo, a columnist, wrote in the daily newspaper La Repubblica.

The Obama administration and its European allies are considering dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran shut down its nuclear facilities during the early phase of any negotiations.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of negotiations over its atomic program, according to officials involved in the discussions.

Officials announced efforts to reinforce military and law enforcement units in the Caucasus, undermining the Kremlin's longstanding and public insistence that the war in Chechnya and the disorder in neighboring Russia republics had passed.

Unlike other state visits to France, there will be no lunch reception at the Elysée because of Iran's insistence on a longstanding diplomatic protocol that its officials should not participate in events where wine is served.

No lunch at the Elysée Rouhani is expected to attend a dinner for Iranian expatriates in Paris, but a lunch reception at the palace, which is usual for state visits, is unlikely to take place because of Iran's insistence on a longstanding diplomatic protocol that its officials should not participate in events where wine is served.