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be insistent on something (чем-либо); enforce; insist on (sth, чем-л.); insist upon (sth., чем-л.); press for; stick out for; make a point of; be insistent on (чем-либо); stick out (for; чем-либо); be a stickler for (Anglophile); advocate (scherfas); stick (чём-л.); strain; urge (чём-л.); push for (The Biden administration is still weighing whether to send more weapons and equipment to Ukrainians, following shipments in the last two months of Javelin anti-tank missiles and Command Launch Units, Island Class Patrol Boats, first aid kits, secure radios, electronics, medical equipment, engines, generators, spare parts, as well as small arms and ammunition.
Ukrainian officials have also been pushing for air defense systems, like Patriot surface-to-air missiles, from the US, according to people familiar with their requests.  cnn.com В.И.Макаров); maintain (e.g. one's innocence MargeWebley); press (чём-либо); push hard for (о требовании, при переговорах или выработке документа • One certainty, however, is that the benefit will be indexed to inflation, something people with disabilities pushed hard for and Morrice successfully introduced as an amendment in December. (vancouverisawesome.com) ART Vancouver); dwell (чём-л.) |
| idiom. |
be set on (+ gerund • Why is the Liberal government so set on building this prison in the midst of a residential neighbourhood? Perhaps because it's an NDP riding? ART Vancouver); stick by (phrasal verb – to continue to support something or someone, especially in a difficult situation (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus) • In the end, tales of such sexual encounters and alien hybrids have continued to flutter out on the fringe of even hardcore UFOlogists. It is all so completely off the rails and also scientifically implausible, as how would an alien have DNA compatible with us to the point that they could bear one of our children? Because of this, the case has mostly been labelled a hoax and a tall tale that has been largely shunned. However, Boas himself was no loon, going on in later years to become a respected lawyer, and he always stuck by his outlandish tale up to his death in 1992. mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
