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Example sentences for "insist upon"

  • However, you must forgive him, said the marquis; and I insist upon it, before I quit your apartment, that you receive him into favour.

  • And had the impudence to insist upon it to me to be truth.

  • This is the law that we insist upon, and these are the principles upon which your Lordships are to try the prisoner at your bar.

  • We insist upon it, that every man under the authority of this country is bound to obey its laws.

  • But I insist upon it that pleasures are very combinable with both business and studies, and have a much better relish from the mixture.

  • Will not the Republic, redeemed by most costly sacrifice, insist upon justice to the children of the land, making the common school the benign example of republican institutions, where merit is the only ground of favor?

  • In asserting your rights, you will not fail to insist upon justice to all, under which is necessarily included purity in the Government.

  • As the hour for supper drew near, I excused myself so well that Madame Orio could not insist upon my accepting her invitation to stay.

  • It strikes me that it would be better not to insist upon a compulsory marriage which would seal your daughter's misery, for Steffani is, in every respect, one of the most worthless young men we have amongst our government clerks.

  • You will not do it, for I am wounded; but I insist upon having my revenge, and we will leave the decision of this to competent judges.

  • I'll abandon the project: but I'll insist upon it that you don't take advantage of my idea, and tar and feather yourself for your own benefit.

  • It is arranged that he shall say I have the head-ache, and am gone to my room; so he'll insist upon waiving my appearance at his departure.

  • Perhaps it would be best for you if you were to do so, Nell, or if she were to insist upon it.

  • You are a little witch; you mustn't insist upon anything so foolish.

  • We must while extending equality of privilege to all, including the thousands who are coming to us every day, insist upon equality of obligation by all.

  • Already there was apparent willingness in Berlin to evacuate Belgium and northern France, only from Russia did Germany now insist upon tribute in the form of conquered provinces.

  • But, sir, I hope you will not so exert your influence as to insist upon my supporting a measure by an obvious, prostituted sophistry, in direct opposition to my character and my conscience.

  • Do that, insist upon solutions of more than accidental applicability, and you emerge with one or other of two contrasted solutions, as the consciousness of kind or the consciousness of individuality prevails in your mind.

  • Insist upon a flat agreement between the two, and there you are!

  • You must comply with them, as they will be only such as it is my duty to insist upon.

  • I have simply no choice but to insist upon that.

  • But I insist," said Tandy, with a good deal more of heat than he was accustomed to permit himself to show, "I insist upon a confidential interview.

  • In opposition to calamitous teaching of this kind, Titus is to insist upon what is healthy and sound.

  • What kind of conduct will Titus have to insist upon as befitting a Christian?


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another tone; dwell together; early development; express themselves; flat stone; given space; gold would; good swimmer; great monarch; insist upon; insisted upon; know they; large congregation; last camp; much milk; popular rights; public officials; sudden impulse; this character; tout cela; transitive verb; white race; written down