insistence
US /ɪn'sɪstəns/
・UK /ɪn'sɪstəns/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounContinuing demands to do what you ask
Her constant insistence for a new camera made him get her one
n. (u.)Uncountable NounContinued statement of your opinion
Nancy's insistence in always being right drove her friends away
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How to Save Love with Pessimism
- It's the insistence on people being "right" that's at the root of rage and intolerance,
It's the insistence on people being "right" that's at the root of rage and intolerance,
- It’s the insistence on people being Right that's at the root of rage and intolerance, for
It’s the insistence on people being Right that's at the root of rage and intolerance, for
Why Is It Impossible To Make Another Good Jurassic Movie?
- The world can feel big and scary with leathery skin and large teeth, but the answer isn't "Lost World's" cynicism, it isn't "III's" insistence on genetic family, and it sure isn't something you can bend to your will.
The world can feel big and scary with leathery skin and large teeth, but the answer isn't "Lost World's" cynicism, it isn't "III's" insistence on genetic family, and it sure isn't something you can bend to your will.
- It isn't III's insistence on genetic family, and it sure isn't something you can bend to your will.
It isn't III's insistence on genetic family, and it sure isn't something you can bend to your will.
Theranos: The Most Evil Business In The World
- And because of Elizabeth's insistence on using a small amount of blood, they had to dilute the blood samples to be able to run them on the commercial testing machines, which reduced the accuracy of the results.
And because of Elizabeth's insistence on using a small amount of blood, they had to dilute the blood samples to be able to run them on the commercial testing machines, which reduced the accuracy of the results.
- And because of Elizabeth's insistence on using a small amount of blood, they had to dilute the blood samples to be able to run them on the commercial testing machines, which reduced the accuracy of the results.
And because of Elizabeth's insistence on using a small amount of blood, they had to dilute the blood samples to be able to run them on the commercial testing machines, which reduced the accuracy of the results.
Reasons to Leave Christianity* RIGHT NOW
- They were constantly called non-believers or anti-Christian, but their insistence that they were in fact Christians, while fighting Christian abuse, did stir some positive change within Christian culture.
They were constantly called non-believers or anti-Christian, but their insistence that they were in fact Christians, while fighting Christian abuse, did stir some positive change within Christian culture.
- but their insistence that they were, in fact, Christians while fighting Christian abuse did stir some positive change within Christian culture.
but their insistence that they were, in fact, Christians while fighting Christian abuse did stir some positive change within Christian culture.
President Obama at Hampton University
- That refusal—that refusal to accept a lesser fate, that insistence on a better life—that ultimately is the secret not only of African American survival and success;
That refusal—that refusal to accept a lesser fate, that insistence on a better life—that ultimately is the secret not only of African American survival and success;
- But what ultimately makes us America, quintessentially America, is something that can't be taught—a stubborn insistence on pursuing our dreams.
But what ultimately makes us America, quintessentially America, is something that can't be taught—a stubborn insistence on pursuing our dreams.
Dangerous People Are Teaching Your Kids
- Equity is no longer the laudable goal of equality of opportunity, but the insistence on equality of outcome.
Equity is no longer the laudable goal of equality of opportunity, but the insistence on equality of outcome.
- is no longer the laudable goal of equality
of opportunity, but the insistence on equality
is no longer the laudable goal of equality of opportunity, but the insistence on equality
Friends: The Romance of Friendship
- Her insistence on the magnitude of this event tells us that it truly is a kind of break-up.
Her insistence on the magnitude of this event tells us that it truly is a kind of break-up.
- Her insistence on the magnitude of this event tells us that it truly is a kind of breakup.
Her insistence on the magnitude of this event tells us that it truly is a kind of breakup.
Julie Mehretu
- There's a new painting that I made and I'm making for the show here, the insistence on new work and the idea of, like, how that's important because there was this time of suspension with the pandemic.
There's a new painting that I made and I'm making for the show here, the insistence on new work and the idea of, like, how that's important because there was this time of suspension with the pandemic.
- The insistence on new work and the idea of like how that's important because there was this time of suspension with the pandemic.
The insistence on new work and the idea of like how that's important because there was this time of suspension with the pandemic.
Steve Jobs Biography
- It's also very blunt and honest about Jobs, including how he was almost entirely out of his daughter's life for years, his surprising sensitivity that went along with his harsh, brash nature, as well as his insistence that doing drugs in his youth was one of the best experiences of his life.
It's also very blunt and honest about Jobs, including how he was almost entirely out of his daughter's life for years, his surprising sensitivity that went along with his harsh, brash nature, as well as his insistence that doing drugs in his youth was one of the best experiences of his life.
- with his harsh, brash nature as well as his insistence that
with his harsh, brash nature as well as his insistence that
BREAKING: BOMBSHELL poll result SHOCKS THE NATION
- One might think that their insistence on imposing their unpopular theocratic edicts onto the population might yield to their desire to, oh I don't know, win elections, but apparently not.
One might think that their insistence on imposing their unpopular theocratic edicts onto the population might yield to their desire to, oh I don't know, win elections, but apparently not.
- One might think that their insistence on imposing their unpopular theocratic edicts onto the population might yield to their desire to, oh, I don't know, win elections, but
One might think that their insistence on imposing their unpopular theocratic edicts onto the population might yield to their desire to, oh, I don't know, win elections, but