Word: insist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...insist and insist again, by Vague Generalities. We abhor V.G.s, we skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up, we decide C: (Harvard being Harvard, one does not give Ds. Consider C-a failure.) Why? Not because they are a sing the student does not know the material, or hasn't thought creatively, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading. "Locke is a transitional figure." "The whole think boils down to human rights." Now I ask you, I have 92 bluebooks...
...brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting reading, and that is what gets As. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in outline from: Be sure we don't miss them. Why do you think all exams insist at the top, "Illustrate"; "Be Specific"; etc? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there. If Vague Generalities are anathema, sparkling chips of concrete scattered throughout your bluebook will have you up for sainthood. Or at least Dean's list. Name...
...Because I will make it work. But if other carriers insist on lowering their prices, we will follow them. We will maintain our simple, four-fare system ((first class, coach, seven-day and 14-day advance purchase)), but we will lower the ceiling if we have...
...Hong Kong is not just a noun, its regulars insist. "`Kong' is definitely a verb, `to Kong,'" says Scocca...
When the plane vanished, the p.l.o. appealed for international help, and former President Jimmy Carter phoned the White House with the request for American assistance. The p.l.o. later expressed its gratitude to the U.S., which has no official relations with the organization. But officials in Washington insist they were still only "evaluating" the request when Arafat was rescued. The U.S., they said, did "absolutely nothing" to help locate...