Word: insist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know who he is--he's loud Uncle Mort whom you only see on Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. He knows everything, he knows he's funny and successful, and he tells you all about it. Until he's had a few drinks in him, he will insist on displaying his wit, connections, and catalogue of anecdotes, while you wonder how long the holiday will take. Ultimately, you begin sneaking illicit shots to make him tolerable. Too bad they don't warn the Gen-X-ers of this in the program beforehand...
Opponents of Question 5 also insist that if the blue laws are repealed, "family time" will be greatly reduced, because some family members might have to work seven days a week...
American firms insist they must build plants in the world's most populous market or watch rivals wing off with the business. Boeing, which sold 52 jetliners to Chinese carriers last year, expects that its Xian alliance will help boost sales of 747s and other planes to Chinese buyers. "We're trying to protect the largest number of jobs now and in the future," says spokesman Dave Jensen. "We try to give a little and gain...
...centuries, feminists protested against defining a woman by her sex rather than as a free and equal individual. But when today's activists insist that there is only one way to be a feminist, or only one perspective that truly represents women, they deny and insult the individuality of women who fail to live out gender-difference assumptions. Organized feminism may talk about accepting a diversity of views and may even genuinely desire to be tolerant--but belief in gender difference means that some views are more authentic than others. Women who don't think, act or vote...
When it comes to Kidder, many Wall Street watchers insist that GE's 1987 purchase of that company was fated not to do well from the beginning. Acquired as a unit of GE Capital, a major provider of financial services, Kidder represented a plunge into brokerage and investment banking fields that GE knew little about. Scandal struck soon after the deal was completed when former Kidder merger whiz Martin Siegel pleaded guilty to illegal stock trading and tax evasion in a case that broke open Wall Street's most notorious insider- trading ring. This year Kidder has witnessed not only...