Words similar to insistence

Example sentences for: insistence

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They think Gates is "stepping down"-contrary to Ballmer's insistence that Gates is "stepping up" to his new job-in hopes of "appeasing" Justice Department warriors who want Gates' head.
Wolf ends the book with a call to reject "the insistence that a woman's appearance is her speech" and "political manipulation" based on looks.
"His insistence that the conflict be conducted from the air and only from the air, and that an air war was winnable, was denounced in military circles, ever more openly, as the irresponsible reverie of a non-military man."
Or, alternatively, Wall Street was praised for its relentless focus on the bottom line and its insistence that corporations become more productive and more profitable.
Story so pathetic it almost made us laugh: The Globe 's insistence that Kennedy could have "averted tragedy" had he heeded his July 16 horoscope, which warned Sagittarians to "remain close to home."