Arumpon reluctantly agrees to the marriage on his mother's and Thulasi's insistence. He was uncompromising in his insistence on respect for the law. He was initially hesitant, but he accepted the role at Laurel's insistence. He was particularly struck by that culture's insistence on originality, rather than copying. However, he received an Episcopal funeral at his own insistence. Pilate reluctantly yields to the insistence of the crowd. She initially intended to become a doctor on the insistence of her parents. Jerry has an obsessive insistence on cleanliness and neatness. Churchill reluctantly gave way at Eisenhower's insistence. Bhavani becomes even more furious but, on everybody's insistence, relents. They were considered heretics because of their insistence on individual obedience to the Inner light. Blinded by Gregers' insistence on absolute truth, he disavows the child. It was further proof of his insistence on spontaneity on the air. The German government declined, at the insistence of the military. Beck felt that "Loser" was mediocre, and only agreed to its release at Rothrock's insistence.