Word: insist
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...that a survey she had taken of residents in the area indicated that they would prefer that construction last longer, in exchange for the cessation of Saturday work. The committee also complained about emissions from construction vehicles, which residents have previously protested at neighborhood meetings. Residents demand that Harvard insist that its contractors switch to using low-sulfur diesel fuel for off-road equipment, such as cranes and earthmovers, and ultra-low sulfur fuel in trucks. Lucey said the University has told its contractors to install “scrubbers”, or emissions filters, in the large equipment, which...
...leaders of Israel insist that they're focused on diplomatic options and have no military plan ready. But two weeks ago Israel's Defense Minister and its Army Chief of Staff hinted at the possibility of military action if Iran looked like it was close to getting the bomb. This time, though, it's very unlikely Israel would go it alone. Because the U.S. now controls the airspace above Iraq and much of the Gulf, Israel would, at a minimum, need to inform U.S. military commanders in the area before sending its bombers towards Iran. More importantly, many Israeli military...
...other platinum acts, says, "I always encourage people to write their own songs, but in the pop arena, where the career is totally dependent on hits, you get skeptical. Artists with great voices like Melissa Manchester and Taylor Dayne could have had much longer careers if they didn't insist on writing their own material." Clarkson doesn't think of herself as a pop singer--"Rock is what I love," she says--and she's been writing songs since her teens, but rather than argue over labels or abilities, she and Davis, 72, reached a dtente. Clarkson wrote...
...from Medicaid drug coverage to the confounding new prescription drug program. And no one hopes more that they'll be fixed than George Bush and Congressional Republicans, who two years ago rammed through the bill setting up the new Medicare Part D program that began Jan. 1. GOP lawmakers insist that once the kinks are worked out, seniors will eventually appreciate the measure they passed. They're counting on that, because if seniors haven't forgotten the initial nightmares of the drug plan by November's midterm elections, Republicans could end up feeling much of their pain...
...never shies away from confronting the modern challenges to faith head-on, rendering his work relevant for believer and non-believer alike. An avid Mozart fan, the new Pope might even be open to the message from the old Beatles' song "All You Need is Love." He would insist, of course, on ergo to the title: "All You Need...