Word: insist
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though container shipping may not solve all of the industry's many problems, its enthusiasts insist that it will turn out to be the biggest and best switch since steam replaced sails...
...Britain would insist on celebrating the 150th anniversary of Waterloo last year? Eh bien, mes amis, this year France gets her revenge. October 14th is the 900th anniversary of the subjugation of the Anglo-Saxons by that doughty Norman, William the Conqueror. The five departments of ancient Normandy are planning all sorts of festivities, starting in April and including a yacht race to Hastings across the Channel as well as to what should be a well-attended convention of all the descendants of the Conqueror's army...
Plainly upset by the price slide, the FCC two weeks ago went out of its way to insist that investors had "misinterpreted" the aims of its inquiry. With that, A.T. &T. stock rallied for a 21-point gain to 611. The FCC insists its aim is merely to learn whether the yardstick it has long used to regulate A.T. & T. rates-the company's profit on its investment-is outdated. "We don't know if our rate-making philosophy is going to change or not," said FCC Chairman E. William Henry last week. "Up to now, the company...
...Contempt, Godard achieved yet another masterpiece in The Married Woman, a film, according to Godard, "in black and white." In this film, Godard attempted to portray the dilemma of modern women, forced to make "black and white" decisions in a masculine-dominated society, yet incapable of doing so. Godard insist on exploring every tiny aspect of the art of film; even the use of black and white film, normally taken for granted, is done with a purpose. Godard continues to make two or three films a year, and his latest efforts, Alphaville and Pierrot le Fou, while not quite...
...defending the Administration's policy, Dean Phelps has argued that if the University did not insist on the inflexible deadline and rigidly reject the late requests, applications would continue to dribble in long after the GSAS began alloting funds. The process of deciding between applicants is complicated and time-consuming: the students receive a preliminary rating from Phelps' office and their applications are then sent to the departments, where they are ranked in order of preference. At some point, Phelps has insisted, an absolute deadline must be imposed...