adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
quite
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Nicholson was always quite adamant in his own mind that his films did not encourage drug taking.
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One thing about which Marx and Engels are quite adamant is the nature of the state.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Nicolson was always adamant in his belief that his films did not encourage drug-taking.
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Taylor was adamant that she was not going to quit.
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The man in the shop was adamant . "Definitely not," he said.
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To this day, Matthews is adamant about his innocence.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Nicholson was always quite adamant in his own mind that his films did not encourage drug taking.
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Old-timers were very adamant about which medicines worked for them and which did not.
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Stevens is adamant that Golding and his council colleagues have failed to address prejudice in city government.
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The commission says it's adamant that the public will have the final say.
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The Prime Minister was adamant on this point.
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The Salinas government is adamant that a large devaluation would be both damaging and unnecessary.