Sentence examples for virtually insisted from inspiring English sources

On a first visit, we received a pleasant greeting from a hostess, followed by the instant appearance of a waiter who virtually insisted on taking our order as we sat down.

Ms. James's piece is spot-on in its portrayal of heterosexual actors being praised for acting gay in mainstream Hollywood movies, not only confirming the stance that "you don't have to be one to play one" but virtually insisting upon it.

Some of the material has been expanded and other sources of applause collected in "Man and Writer". Just as a field guide to clouds propels one outdoors to look again at the sky, these writings, and surely the best half of them, virtually insist you free one hand to reach back for Stegner himself and search for what moved you and what you may have missed.

Almost everyone, that is: One evening, a couple at a table near ours insisted on breaking down the menu with the server in excruciating detail, worrying out loud over their choices and demanding adjustments to virtually everything.

Cohen insisted that virtually all of the women he knew wanted to have babies, regardless of the kinds of romantic relationships they found themselves in.

Even as it introduced men's and women's ready-to-wear, silk scarves, shoes, porcelain, jewelry and fragrance in the 20th century, and grew to a $4-billion-a-year international enterprise in the 21st, the family insisted that virtually everything continue to be crafted by hand; they sensed that once you try to stretch that legacy to embrace the shiny and the new, its power is forever lost.

In the meantime, senior administration officials acknowledged, the United States and Israel are virtually alone in insisting that all money to the Palestinian government be withheld.

Hoover's successor, Franklin Roosevelt, took a gentler approach to veteran activists, even as, in 1933, he gave a speech that would be virtually unthinkable today: insisting that veterans, even disabled veterans, were not entitled to any special benefits.

Now, with the Spanish league title virtually secured, Thierry Henry insists they must produce a display just as incredible if they are to progress in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The Tories claimed Mr Cameron was "in control" but Labour insisted he was "virtually silent" and could not defend his record.

In the 1970s, even with the city virtually in receivership, Gov. Hugh L. Carey insisted on preserving at least the appearance of democracy.