Her previous insistence on an apology had always proved an insurmountable obstacle.

For Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer and exporter, this represents a fundamental shift from its previous insistence on moderate oil prices.

Initially, the President's decision may cause embarrassment for his party, given its previous insistence on the need to alter the present political system.

This represents a sharp shift from the previous insistence that a power-sharing arrangement come first, then a vote.

The comic foolishness of his previous insistence on marrying Olivia is quickly forgiven and forgotten.

Mr. Juppe's tone was a far cry from his previous tough insistence on reform.

Mr. Bush was right to drop his previous insistence on a halt to Palestinian violence as a precondition for a new American initiative.

But he made no mention of his previous insistence that a vote representing 65 percent of the bank's ownership be required to approve a loan.

Despite Jourgensen's previous insistence that Ministry would never return, a reunion was announced on August 7, 2011.

The United States gave up its previous insistence that the exemption from patent rules apply to only a few designated diseases.