Sentence examples for play insisting from inspiring English sources

"My darling daughter was expecting to see me dead before publication," Davis says in the play, insisting that book was a fabrication.

"Positioning football as under attack by meddling, effeminate liberals – rules about contact and violence, letting little girls play, insisting on repercussions for players who are violent off the field," Petrzela wrote via e-mail, "is a vivid way of making a broader point about the unfortunate feminization of American culture that has been a plank of American conservatism for decades.

Yet Swift defended what Bragg described as "nothing more than a corporate power play", insisting she was making a principled stand on behalf of artists in general.

Tevez was widely criticised for his actions during his side's defeat in Munich, though he maintains that he did not refuse to play, insisting that his failure to take to the pitch was a "misunderstanding".

"It was a really good discussion and the clubs should be congratulated for biting the bullet and agreeing a tougher regime in terms of financial fair play, insisting the clubs do live within their means and punishing proportionately if they fail to do that.

Kenley Jansen sneered at the prospect of Major League Baseball making changes to improve the sport's pace of play, insisting that the implementation of a pitch clock or the restriction of mound visits will not affect the sport's appeal to viewers.

He plays the part for the melodrama the play insists on -- the renegade with the heart of gold -- and it is a winning performance, not least because it isn't overdone.

Toward the end the play insists that Curtis emote, and what he says (mostly about love and relationships) doesn't make the character seem anywhere near as wise and sympathetic as he did when he was keeping his mouth shut.

"Uncle Bobby is portrayed in angel wings and with a halo – those who've seen the play insist he is portrayed as some kind of buffoon or country bumpkin, which couldn't be further from the truth".

"You've just got to treat it like any other game you play," insists Adams, who was defeated in the first round this year.

However, McNamara praised the way his side had played, insisting they had caused Celtic problems.