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...absolutely insist that the evaluation be no more complicated than it is now,” said Gross...
Tobacco manufacturers insist that liability lawsuits had no bearing on their corporate strategies. Says Rukeyser of American Brands, which has made an average of two acquisitions a year during the past 20 years: "We're not being frightened away from tobacco...
Moviegoers should probably shut their eyes for the first few seconds of The Journey of Natty Gann and miss the production company's logo. Those who insist that the studio in question maintain certain prissy and unrealistic standards about onscreen language and incident will thus be spared needless outrage upon hearing the film's adolescent heroine mutter the odd four-letter word on stressful occasions, for example when she has to fight off a man intent on molesting her. Those who have a different set of expectations for the company's works will not feel obliged to hedge their enthusiasm...
...control agreement in which the U.S. stops building the Star Wars defense system and the Soviet Union makes similar cutbacks in its military systems." A commanding 74% thought that idea to be a "very important" goal, while only 18% labeled it "not very important." If the President continues to insist that SDI offers more security than a missile cut, he will have to persuade the U.S. public as well as the Soviets of his views...
...most immediate backlash was expected to come from Ulster's 1 million Protestants, whose political leaders bitterly oppose Anglo-Irish talks. They insist that any role by the Irish Republic in the affairs of the province is an infringement of British sovereignty. As such, they fear that the agreement marks the beginning of a process that will lead inevitably to a united Ireland under Dublin's control. Said Peter Robinson, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party: "We're being cast aside, and there's a deep sense of betrayal...