Word: insistences
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hard to imagine four more explosive words in the semantic minefields of the Middle East. Most Israelis consider East Jerusalem liberated, not occupied. Even the most dovish government would insist on an undivided Jerusalem as the permanent capital of Israel...
Makers and suppliers of FRT (fire retardant-treated) plywood, which was used mostly in houses east of the Mississippi, insist that the product is perfectly sound when properly installed. But homebuilders who used the wood during the 1980s housing boom are taking the manufacturers to court. In New Jersey alone, 45 lawsuits have been filed seeking damages that could amount to more than $130 million...
...private institutes and church-run schools are springing up, and mandatory courses in Marxism-Leninism are a thing of the past, at least in the East European nations. Even the Soviets have relaxed the requirement that university students pass an exam in Marxist ideology, although party officials gamely insist that the philosophy remains central to Soviet society...
...that's the beauty of baseball," horsehiders insist. "Over and over again! Just like life...
...musical based on the life of the slain civil rights leader, has some high-powered talent, including opera singer Simon Estes in the title role and Maya Angelou as the principal lyricist. But the show's intention to portray Martin Luther King Jr.'s human side (although not, producers insist, his womanizing) nettled Coretta Scott King, who has legal rights over the commercial use of her husband's image in the U.S. To win back her support, the script is being substantially rewritten, with greater emphasis on King's leadership and (unsurprisingly) Coretta's historic role...