Meanings of insist so in English

Why do they insist so dogmatically on this disastrous political and economic path?

A trifle underbred, too, or she would not insist so much on her breeding.

Why did they insist so strenuously upon this, and incorporate it into their philosophy?

Then, wherefore insist so much on tests of language?

Why do you insist so much?'

And, Philip, you must have thought me mad or foolish to insist so long, and yet to give no reason.

I do not exactly know what standard of perfection they who insist so much upon exterior mortification wish to set up.

The Tagalos do not insist so much on this latter point: they are satisfied if the wife be not of inferior rank.

My enormous difficulty for years was to understand adaptation, and this made me, I cannot but think, rightly, insist so much on Natural Selection.

To banish me from thee, to insist so rigorously upon my absence, in order to bring me closer to thee, and make the blessing dear?

Therefore our fathers insisted so strenuously on the Old Testament preparation for Christ.

But she wrote again, insisting so sharply that he came the following day.

He insisted so hard, that finally she agreed to accompany him.

He wondered why she insisted so savagely on that newfound name?

The captain insisted so genially that Ralph could not refuse.

Plaerdemavida also pleaded with her, and the others insisted so much that she consented.