Word: insist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deals must be struck with what Reagan has called an "evil empire," a nation that reserves "the right to commit any crime, to lie, to cheat," then the U.S. must insist on the most intrusive, comprehensive inspection measures to assure that the Soviets are not violating any new agreement by hiding weapons that are supposed to be limited...
...roused the old fear of bullying intervention in Central America's internal affairs, even in nations that have little sympathy for Nicaragua's Marxist line. For example, Panama's sugar industry is severely depressed, and many workers at the mills are on layoff. But Panamanians insist that they will spurn any part of Nicaragua's sugar quota that might be offered to them. As for the Washington-supported military campaign of the contras, many Central Americans echo the concern of one Panamanian banker. Says he: "Honduras is being dragged in, and Costa Rica [where a second...
...refused to hear a Texaco appeal of a lower-court ruling that the company overcharged customers by some $750 million during the 1970s. That decision came shortly after a federal judge had ordered Exxon to refund about $1.5 billion in overcharges and interest in another Government case. Both companies insist that they will continue to fight the complaints...
...Reagan once complained. Still, it's a bit unsettling to be that closely monitored by the White House. The night Anne Burford resigned, the White House called during the Evening News broadcast to deny CBS's assertion that Reagan had asked for her resignation. CBS continued to insist that the White House had "wanted...
...students marched by torchlight to protest Harvard's complicity in apartheid; the next year, two-thirds of the student body went on a one-day strike against South African investments. With national media attention focused on the divestiture movement, drawn by the march. President Bok was careful to insist on Harvard's "abhorrence" of apartheid. Yet Bok refused to divest, promising instead a case-by-case review of its portfolio to determine whether a given corporation contributed more to apartheid than it provided in benefits to its Black employees...