7 sentences with 'insistence'
Example sentences and phrases with the word insistence and other words derived from it.
• « Charlemagne distinguished himself not only by the extent of the territories he conquered, but by his insistence on ruling those territories as the new and rightful king. »
• « Obviously, having rival popes undermined the papacy's central claim to complete authority over the Church itself and over Christian doctrine in the process (not to mention the occasional insistence by popes that their authority superseded that of kings). »
• « The girl at first averts her eyes, but at Mary Jo's loving insistence she finally lets herself be hugged. »
• « Fascism and Nazism are two movements with many similarities, to the point that many speak of "fascism" to refer to both. Common to both is the insistence on linking up with the myths of the past and the use of violence and propaganda as a means of controlling the population. »
• « The Nazis' insistence on racist politics is the great differentiator between fascists and Nazis. »
• « The Pilgrims differed from other Puritans in their insistence on separating themselves from what they saw as the corrupt Church of England. For this reason, the Pilgrims are known as Separatists. »