Word: insists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...medicine bottle of whisky." And there is Mr. Mackee, a familiar figure in most people's childhood. "We despised him entirely and completely for . . . his kindness and good nature . . . Our great triumph [was] when we nearly drowned him." Says Gary: "We were little anti-Christs." Readers who insist on a well-made, plot-laden novel had better pass this one up, but those who relish reminiscences of childhood' will find that it goes down fine -with a healthy, natural swoosh, like water through a chimney...
...seems singular that a United States Senator, ignoring the whole constitutional history of our nation, can still insist, in 1956, that nullification is 'perfectly legal!'" he said...
...wish to maintain amicable relations with all organizations, but we must also insist on carrying on our own programs without interference from any quarter," declared William C. Brady '57, founder of the Conservative Club...
...this basis Harding and Makarios began talking details. The British insist that whatever the form of self-government, they must retain control of Cyprus' defense, foreign policy and internal security, i.e., police, and they demand tight guarantees that the island's 94,000 Turks will live as equals with its 410,000 Greeks. Makarios balked at first over leaving the police in British hands, later in the week seemed willing to concede the point...
...seats in Boston late in October, despite the presence on the platform of such stalwarts as Joseph P. Kennedy, James Michael Curley, and Republican State Chairman Elmer C. Nelson. Even in Wisconsin, according to some reports, McCarthy's popularity has diminished, although letter writers to the Milwaukee Journal still insist: "Every loyal citizen of Wisconsin can feel proud to be represented by this courageous patriot." The fact that the patriot has made a point of championing the Wisconsin dairy farmer against the "open war" on farmers of the Eisenhower Administration perhaps helps to account for some of the favorable sentiment...