insisting  /ɪn ˈsɪ stɪŋ/ ? Meaning of "insisting"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) continual and persistent demands

Usage(s):

  1. Traffic jams tend to be caused by drivers insisting the other guy go first.
  2. By insisting on quality of produce and rigor of technique, Bocuse discovered a surefire recipe for excellence.
  3. Traffic jams tend to be caused by drivers insisting the other guy go first.

Quotes

  1. "The FDA should be insisting on a zero-tolerance policy for melamine in domestic infant formula until it is able to determine conclusively based on sound independent science that the trace levels would not pose a health risk to infants," DeLauro...
    on Nov 25, 2008 By: Rosa DeLauro Source: Houston Chronicle

  2. "The same president who is asking us to spend another $200 billion on the misguided war in Iraq and is insisting on providing $60 billion in tax cuts next year to folks who make over a million bucks a year, is now pretending to protect the deficit...
    on Nov 13, 2007 By: David Obey Source: MarketWatch

  3. "Not only has Harold Pinter written some of the outstanding plays of his time, he has also blown fresh air into the musty attic of conventional English literature, by insisting that everything he does has a public and political dimension," said...
    on Oct 13, 2005 By: David Hare Source: CBS News

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