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Word: insist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would attend the talks than Hanoi replied: "We will not talk to [South Viet Nam] on any matter." Absurd as it may sound, all parties are still embroiled in a dispute about whether the conference is two-sided or four-sided. Both Hanoi and the N.L.F. delegation in Paris insist that the talks amount to a four-way conference and that the presence of the Saigon delegation "does not signify any kind of recognition." Saigon similarly says that it does not recognize the N.L.F. as anything but a part of the Hanoi delegation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE SECOND PHASE IN PARIS | 12/6/1968 | See Source »

...determined are a conference site (probably a bigger room in the old Hotel Majestic at 19 Avenue Kle-ber), how many doors will lead to the main hall (when the talks began in May, Hanoi insisted on two doors so that it would be on an equal footing with the U.S.), even the shape of the conference table. Hanoi and the N.L.F. are likely to insist on a four-sided table that will put each delegation in the conference room on an equal footing. Saigon and the U.S. are likely to reject such an arrangement on the ground that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE SECOND PHASE IN PARIS | 12/6/1968 | See Source »

Kang Sheng: I have to tell you that you are not here to argue a case. You cannot insist on conditions, and what is more, you cannot insist on bargaining with the proletarian headquarters. The problem of Kwangsi, particularly that of suspension of railway traffic, has been dragging on for two months. I now want to ask you: are you opposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Who Stole the Locomotive? | 12/6/1968 | See Source »

Since the ratings went into effect Nov. 1, the M.P.A.A. has classified more than 100 pictures. Yellow Submarine, for example, got a G. Only four films, including Birds in Peru, rated an X. Theater owners insist that they are abiding by the code; industry representatives generally believe it will prove workable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trade: Four-Letter Choices | 12/6/1968 | See Source »

...obvious answer is to avoid such injuries in the first place. Protective knee braces are available, but they dramatically restrict a player's mobility. Replacing stadium turf with artificial grass in which cleats are less likely to catch also promises help. So do shorter cleats. Some doctors insist that the knees of all youngsters who turn out for football in high school should be examined so that the weak and injury-prone can be weeded out. But the prescription of choice is one the patient is not likely to take. The only reliable way to avoid knee injuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Weak in the Knees | 11/29/1968 | See Source »

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