Sentence examples for adamancy from inspiring English sources

Mr Scalia's adamancy about biology is interesting given his ruling in 1988 that the husband of an adulterous wife who conceived and bore a child through her lover was unquestionably the baby's father in the eyes of the law, genetics be damned.

Where, just a few minutes before, in his conversations with O'Donnell and O'Brien, there had been "adamancy," in full measure, now — in a new conversation with the same two men — there was humility, and in the same measure.

He would preface a meal by announcing: 'We've got a roast and two veg, salad and savory, and there will be no political discussion.' " Auden's schoolmaster's command and his apolitical adamancy are part of the fascinating debate about art and politics that gives Act II a dramatic thrust and hints at the promise of the material.

"There was adamancy.

Despite his adamancy, many expect Mr. Mikati to be unable to withstand pressure to denounce it, though he may find a legal mechanism as a way to bring to an end Lebanon's cooperation with it.

While it's inarguable that government has a tropism toward waste, and while tax increases should indeed be preceded by an inquiry into other options, the adamancy of the puritans' position flew in the face of what many economists say, and it brooked no dissent.

She seemed less pained by the thought that trusted adults could do something bad, and more excited by her own power of refusal: "If anyone tries to touch me there I'll tell them NO, and then I'll tell you!" Her adamancy filled me with pride.