to be insistent that
1insistent — adj. 1) insistent on, upon 2) insistent that + clause; subj. (insistent that the debt be/should be paid) * * * [ɪn sɪst(ə)nt] upon subj. (insistent that the debt be/should be paid) insistent on insistent that + clause …
2insistent — in|sis|tent [ınˈsıstənt] adj 1.) demanding firmly and repeatedly that something should happen insistent that ▪ She was insistent that they should all meet for dinner. insistent on ▪ They were insistent on good manners. 2.) making a continuous… …
3insistent — in|sis|tent [ ın sıstənt ] adjective 1. ) saying very firmly that something must happen or that something is true: insistent on: She was absolutely insistent on getting her money by tomorrow. insistent that: John was insistent that we shouldn t… …
4insistent — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱stənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ that, ADJ on n/ ing Someone who is insistent keeps insisting that a particular thing should be done or is the case. Stalin was insistent that the war would be won and lost in the machine shops... He is… …
5insistent — UK [ɪnˈsɪstənt] / US adjective 1) saying very firmly that something must happen or that something is true insistent on: She was absolutely insistent on getting her money by tomorrow. insistent that: John was insistent that we shouldn t tell… …
6insistent — adjective 1 demanding firmly and repeatedly that something should happen: insistent that: She was insistent that they should all meet for dinner. (+ on): insistent on good manners 2 making a continuous loud sound that is difficult to ignore: the… …
7insistent — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, grow ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ most, quite, very …
8insistent — [ɪnˈsɪstənt] adj saying very firmly that something must happen or that something is true John was insistent that we shouldn t tell anyone else about our plans.[/ex] insistently adv …
9All's Well That Ends Well — in 1623. ourcesThe play is based on a tale (3.9) of Boccacio s Decameron. Shakespeare may have read an English translation of the tale in William Painter s Palace of Pleasure . [ F. E. Halliday, A Shakespeare Companion 1564 ndash;1964, Baltimore …
10Charles Darwin's views on religion — have been the subject of much interest. His work was pivotal in the development of evolution theory. Charles Darwin had a non conformist background, but attended a Church of England school. He studied Anglican theology with the aim of becoming a… …
