earlier insistence
Frequency: 4.01.1 per million words
Refers to a demand or statement that was made firmly at a prior time.
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Examples (20)
- Despite his earlier insistence on fiscal austerity, the chancellor announced a new spending package.
- The union has dropped its earlier insistence that workers should receive bonus payments.
- The witness's testimony contradicted her earlier insistence that she was not at the scene.
- The committee finally conceded to his earlier insistence on a strict deadline.
- She finally agreed to the trip, forgetting her earlier insistence on staying home.
- Despite her earlier insistence on staying home, she eventually joined the trip.
- The company's new offer was a significant departure from its earlier insistence on a lower price.
- His earlier insistence on thorough research proved to be valuable.
- New data challenged the professor's earlier insistence that the theory was flawless.
- We had to reconsider our earlier insistence when new facts emerged.
- His earlier insistence on paying for dinner was forgotten when he realized he'd left his wallet.
- The manager regretted his earlier insistence on a singular approach.
- The committee's final decision went against their earlier insistence on following the old guidelines.
- Her earlier insistence that all documents be reviewed prevented a major error.
- It was his earlier insistence on complete creative control that caused the conflict.
- They ignored his earlier insistence about the system's vulnerabilities.
- Her earlier insistence on her innocence began to waver under cross-examination.
- Due to his earlier insistence, the meeting was postponed.
- We proceeded with the plan, ignoring his earlier insistence that it was doomed to fail.
- I remember his earlier insistence on ecological sustainability.