abandon insistence
Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words
To formally stop demanding something.
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- The government decided to abandon its insistence on strict austerity measures.
- After lengthy negotiations, they had to abandon their insistence on a higher salary.
- She refused to abandon her insistence that justice be served.
- The CEO was urged to abandon his insistence on expanding into an unstable market.
- Having received strong opposition, the committee chose to abandon its insistence on the new policy.
- It was difficult for him to abandon his insistence on the original plan, but he knew it was necessary.
- Will they abandon their insistence on absolute control and allow more autonomy?
- By agreeing to abandon their insistence on certain clauses, a deal was finally reached.
- The manager had to abandon his insistence on overtime, given the staff's exhaustion.
- Critics hope the party will abandon its insistence on an outdated ideology.