Sentence examples for present insistence from inspiring English sources

"Such erosion of unit cohesion is avoided by the military's present insistence on inclusive prayer at interfaith gatherings — something that the House legislation would operate against".

In any case, Germany whatever its present insistence that all countries must stick to the rule and Portugal may end up backing France simply because they are in the same budgetary bind.The real question is to what extent the government can disappoint its voters.

Enraged by the arrests, the students met around the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and blocked the legislators' way, asking them to present their insistence at the assembly.

So the present queen's insistence this week that she means to reign on rather than abdicating is a setback not just for Prince Charles but for all who aspire to be his Groom of the Stole; and believe me, thousands do.

The show, which was to open the following day, would feature 34 women (plus Mr. Tirelli, thanks to his collaborator's insistence) presenting their notions of domestic life.

From beginning to end, a chilling fog of tiny, long-ago faces haunts present-day lives, the insistence on justice making us wonder.

In fact, one of the main problems with Gallup, and with polls in general at the time, was their insistence upon presenting "as perfectly 'scientific' a method that is really rather rough".

One way to look at this insistence on presenting things and people as belonging to the same ontological category would be as an example of good old-fashioned defamiliarization.

Central to the Trainspotting soundtrack's legacy was its insistence on presenting electronic music on equal footing with rock music in a way that had never really been done before.

She was seen as "unusually attached" to her infant, and her insistence on being present when tests were performed was interpreted as "eagerness to see pain inflicted".

As Antony lost more ground, the morale of his advisers and fighting forces deteriorated, a process aided by Cleopatra's insistence on being present at his headquarters against the wishes of many of his leading Roman supporters.