Word: insist
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Your top concern is the safety of your membership fee. Most clubs agree to refund 80% when you quit. So insist on proof that the club has enough assets to fully refund all members. Ask how long it takes to get a refund. Most clubs won't pay until they get two or three new members--a problem if growth stalls...
...army, the U.S. has the duty to create a genuinely proficient new one, instead of rushing recruits through Boy Scout lessons just to satisfy predetermined quotas. It may take five more years. But if the U.S. leaves sooner, Iraq will devolve into an even bigger mess. If the Americans insist on pulling out, they ought to park their hardware nearby, because like it or not, they'll be back...
...Global Warning? Re "Warming to a Global Theme" [Nov. 13]: If the world is waking up to the reality that global warming is here (not a future event) and wishes to take effective action, we need to listen to voices other than those who insist that economic activity must be curtailed. The way forward lies in increased wealth, better standards of living and less taxation. If we seek economic sustainability, we should adopt the motto "If an economy can't make a decent profit, it's not sustainable." Terry Milton Guildford, England
...games apiece. With all of other players having already finished their matches and with the men’s match nearly complete, the entirety of the Harvard and Dartmouth teams crowded around to watch the culmination of Snyder’s match. Crimson assistant coach Mohammad Ayaz had to insist that the players quiet down their screaming before the match could continue. Snyder quickly fell behind 6-1—further hushing the crowd—before rallying to tie the score at 6-6. Brown then won the last three points of the match...
...become apparent when the next and inevitable cooling period occurs. Dietrich E. Koelle Ottobrunn, Germany If the world is waking up to the reality that global warming is here (not a future event) and wishes to take effective action, we need to listen to voices other than those who insist that economic activity must be curtailed. The way forward lies in increased wealth, better standards of living and less taxation. If we seek economic sustainability, we should adopt the motto "If an economy can't make a decent profit, it's not sustainable." Terry Milton Guildford, England Pack...