Sentences with phrase «adamant against»

Iwata, who has been adamant against throwing Nintendo's hat in the smartphone ring, retains his position, and doesn't intend to budge on it anytime soon.

``... I don't have any objection to it being built there, but I'm very sensitive to the desire of those who are adamant against it to see something else worked out,» Paterson said.

Paterson said that, while he had «no objection» to the project as planned, he was «very sensitive to the desire of those who are adamant against it to see something else worked out.»

Although Fischer was adamant against co-sleeping and bed - sharing with her son when he was an infant, she started two years ago when he was 5, as a treat when her husband traveled.

Surely your not so adamant against trying to find the truth....

There are but two reasons the Catholic clergy are so adamant against birth control of any kind (never mind the failed «rhythm system» which is supposedly permissible but is not encouraged)... it empowers women (OMG can't have that!)

A group of the Wahhabis who went to great lengths in enforcing these doctrines and in standing adamant against any innovation, even including useful contributions of modern civilization, were suppressed by King Abul Aziz Ibn Sa`ud who believed in a wise, moderate policy of modernization.

Not exact matches

While this may seem like it conflicts with the need to be assertive — after all, it's difficult to assert yourself fully if you're open to changing your opinion — being too stringent or adamant in your beliefs will work against you.

Sarah said she was against «extremism» as in being adamant about one's belief.

«Both the statute and case law surrounding private prosecutions are adamant that courts must protect the right of access to these private prosecutions, by not assessing punitive costs against the person seeking justice - unless the case is frivolous, and never should have been brought.

If she goes ahead against his adamant opposition, or if Tom merely gives in, his anger will mount, driving a deeper wedge between them.

Pius could be bold, as in 1939 when he had been pope only a few months and against the adamant counsel of all his advisors, he risked Vatican neutrality by alerting the British to the plan of the German generals to overthrow Hitler.

After Mahrez's stunning goal against Celtic, Ranieri was keen to point out that despite all the rumours going around, he is adamant that Mahrez will not be leaving Leicester this summer.

In the recent game against Everton he suffered a broken nose and while Arsenal were adamant that he should come off; he wanted to play on (He was eventually forced off when he received another blow to his nose late on the game).

But the penalty given to West Brom last week is a different matter, where Wenger is totally right to complain about Mike Dean's decision, and the boss was adamant that he will defend himself against the FA Charge when asked.

Whilst Arsenal have once again found themselves knocked off top spot in the Premier League due to a second half Chelsea winner against West Brom, the Gunners will remain adamant that they are in a strong position to be top of the league over the Christmas period.

Chelsea fans have been hugely unimpressed by the displays of Tiemoue Bakayoko in recent weeks but following his goal against Huddersfield, Antonio Conte is adamant the midfielder will keep improving.

Roberto Firmino is adamant that Liverpool fear no side in the Champions League and would particularly relish a quarterfinal tie against a Premier League side.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino remains adamant that goalkeeper Michel Vorm will bounce back from his horror mistake that he made in the final minutes against Leicester in the FA Cup.

Sammer is adamant the man who scored Germany's winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina will not leave the Allianz Arena in the January transfer window.

The midfielder will captain England against Slovenia for the first time on Tuesday night, with Comolli adamant that the 26 - year - old was worth every penny.

DeFrancisco remained adamant he will not seek to challenge Molinaro in a primary, arguing that would hurt the GOP's chances against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the general election.

But last night coup plotters were adamant only one will be allowed to take on Mr Corbyn if he is on the ballot paper - to avoid splitting the vote against him.

Partly why Steve Rogers is so reluctant to compromise, is because he believes there to be an outside threat tearing them apart, adamant that his old friend Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) is innocent of the crimes charged against him — but he has trouble convincing the camp of his suspicions.

Despite Tolkien's adamant argument against the existence of allegory in his novel, it's difficult to watch the film without thinking of the world political climate before and during the first years of World War II.

Adonis is adamant about forging his own path without the help of his father's legacy, but when his secret is revealed and he's offered a fight against the reigning world champion, he must prove to himself (and his detractors) that he's worthy of the Creed name.

Kia was so adamant to show how good the Stinger GT is that it commissioned an independent testing company to pit it against a base Porsche Panamera and a BMW 640i Gran Coupe.

When GoodeReader first interviewed McMillan in 2011, he was still adamant that he wrote this book to simply make sure people learned about the horrific events that took place in this case of white - on - black crime in Mississippi, but also to learn that in at least this one instance, people stepped up and did the right thing, ensuring that justice was served against the men involved.

The caller was adamant that she did not want to file a lawsuit against her sister and was looking for another alternative.

Dr. Weitzman is also adamant that the organization continue to go the extra mile to advocate for animal welfare beyond the region and fight against cruelty in many other forms, including cockfighting and dogfighting, puppy mills, and other inhumane treatment of animals.

I agree with you that no goldfish should live in a bowl but people are still going to use bowls no matter how adamant the experts advise against it.

Students were adamant that their actions did not constitute any statement against faculty or their education.

Social media companies may be adamant that they're serious about their battle against fake news, but the aftermath of the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead shows just how far they have to go.