Word: insist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...respect to nuclear weapons, that this idea was rejected because they already viewed nuclear weapons as a very important and critical and advantageous part of the Anglo-American power in the post-World War II period. I wouldn't argue that thing would have come out differently. I would insist that they may have come out differently if the orientation of the Western statesmen was different...
Though Wall Street executives insist ed that the market's stability had not been really shaken last week, in private some moneymen were much less sanguine. Said one investment banker: "The episode showed that the system can work if the proper people apply pressure at the right time, but the reaction could have been terrible. Adverse news is one thing, but un certainty at the core of adverse news can create widespread panic." Even if the banks manage to collect something from Drysdale, the anticipated after-tax loss of $135 million that Chase expects to suffer from the affair...
...quarter of the cases, coma and death. The connection between aspirin and Reye's syndrome has been the subject of recent controversy. The Health Research Group, an offshoot of the Ralph Nader organization, is seeking a federal court order to require warning labels on aspirin bottles. Aspirin manufacturers insist that studies linking their product to the disease are flawed. "We have a lot more to learn about aspirin and Reye's," admits Dr. M. Harry Jennison, director of the A.A.P. But, he points out, "aspirin is probably overused in general. You really don't have to jump...
...August, only 406 passed; normally 75% of the trainees graduate from the twelve-to 16-week program. Since then, the entrance exams have been made more stringent, and the FAA claims that now about 65% of those admitted eventually graduate. Officials of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), insist, however, that the real figure...
...with the assistance of Israeli Arab sociologists. Since many interviewees prefer to remain anonymous, there was no requirement that names and addresses be listed on the forms. According to Pollster Gill, PORI follows similar practices when conducting public opinion surveys in Israel. U.S. polling organizations also do not always insist upon having the names and addresses of persons interviewed. The questions attempted to elicit political views and probe Palestinian attitudes toward Israelis under conditions in which the respondents would feel they could speak freely. The "monster" question, based on colloquial Arabic expressions, was part of an effort to analyze attitudes...