Word: insist
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Nationalistic feelings are strongest among longtime residents like Sergei Kvasov, a fisherman whose father fought with the Red Army on the islands in 1945. Says he: "Among those who were born here, there are no thoughts of giving up. We will fight before quitting these islands." Russian military men insist that the Kuriles are a protective shield for Russian ports on the Sea of Okhotsk and for the nuclear-armed Soviet ballistic-missile submarines that loiter in the sheltered waters...
...force growers to replace their diseased vines with new, better quality grapes that can flourish in the region's wide range of microclimates, which feature coastal fog as well as baking heat. Some unprofitable and marginally successful varietals will probably disappear, at least in Napa and Sonoma. But vintners insist that they will soon be able to produce more of the premier wines consumers want -- notably Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon...
...another, by the rest of the economy. We are a rich country and can afford to buy ourselves a cleaner environment. How much environmental protection are we willing to buy and at what cost? That is the right debate. But that debate is impossible as long as both sides insist that a trade-off between the environment and other good things (jobs, economic growth) is unnecessary and unthinkable...
Harvard officials insist they have not and willnever lower admissions standards in the interestsof diversity...
What do environmentalists suggest? They're no "radicals" or "extremists," as their opponents insist. Says one ranger in Olympic National Park: "You still need some wood, but some of us support more selective cutting...