insistent

(eg. grace, music, butterfly )

insistent /ɪn ˈsɪ stənt/ ?

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The queen retreats into silence and mourning until the insistent supplications of her courtiers compel her to emerge and once again take the destiny of the kingdom into her hands.
But Abdullah has been insistent on staking his independence from Washington.
They were insistent that even in America, there were no shortcuts to success.

In a statement, Gentiloni called the game "cruel and sadistic, with a squalid environment and a continuous, insistent encouragement to violence and murder."
on Jun 21, 2007 By: Paolo Gentiloni Source: ABC News
"But our insistent proposals to the Georgian side to reach an agreement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the renunciation of force remained unanswered. Unfortunately, they were ignored also by NATO and the UN," Medvedev said.
on Aug 26, 2008 By: Dmitry Medvedev Source: Calgary Herald
"Steve has a few players in mind that we'd love to have, but he's very insistent on having a good look at what we have and he's probably right," said Quinn, who oversaw two years of heavy spending with Keane. "We've maybe got some players who...
on Jul 3, 2009 By: Niall Quinn Source: Durham Times