| Asserted positively |
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| Persisted in pressing |
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| Demanded to be at home with little girl and boy |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Stated assertively |
Irish Times Simplex |
18 Oct 2021 |
| Demanded I vigorously dissent |
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| Stated positively in the face of disagreement |
Irish Times Simplex |
15 May 2021 |
| Stated assertively |
Irish Times Simplex |
27 Apr 2021 |
| Didn't just request |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Demanded tidiness for a change |
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| Stated positively and assertively |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Stated emphatically, refusing to budge |
Irish Times Simplex |
31 Aug 2020 |
| Firmly demanded at home by relative almost straightforward to the end |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Dec 2019 |
| Wouldn't take no for an answer |
Universal |
06 Oct 2018 |
| Wouldn't take no for an answer |
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| Wouldn't bend |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2017 |
| Maintained firmly |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Nov 2017 |
| Was firm in position to accept small donation initially? |
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| Was emphatic and refused to budge |
Irish Times Simplex |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Urged dissident to yield after abdicating crown |
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| Maintained tidiness after having a shift around |
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| Tidiness (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Apr 2015 |
| … repeated problem with stone inside |
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| Demanded obedience |
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| Took a firm stand |
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| Urged |
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| Demanded strongly |
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| Persevered. |
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| Took a firm stand. |
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| Persisted. |
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