Word: insists
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...more sweeping provision. Article I of the Constitution obliges the President to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." At the very least, that would seem to have required Reagan to launch a careful study of what was forbidden by Congress under the Boland amendment and to insist that his aides abide by the results. So far there is no evidence that any such review was ever undertaken...
West Germany has not had a census in 17 years, and officials insist they need current data for deciding such matters as tax allocation and the delineation of election districts. The census poses 33 questions, on topics ranging from a person's religious affiliation to whether he has a toilet in his home. The Greens argue that the census is an invasion of privacy and that officials will misuse the statistics. The government has struck back by bursting into the Greens' offices and seizing anticensus brochures...
...among yuppies not known for frivolity, is a legitimate question. "A woman in the record industry wearing a miniskirt is one thing, but a woman district attorney pleading her case in the courtroom is another," says Sylvia Percelay, a designer at Bullock's in California. A bit defensively, designers insist that strong-shouldered jackets will instill the image of serious intelligence, despite the drafty little skirts. Few women buy that. "Power shoulders, power lunches maybe, but not power flesh," says Linda Aronson, 28, a marketing executive on Wall Street who will save her skimpy skirts for weekends. Perennial Model Cheryl...
...They insist on writing their own songs and the funniest scenes in this movie are their brainstorming sessions, which reveal their utter lack of talent. "There's a wardrobe of love in my eyes," Beatty sings, "Come look around and see if there's something your size...
...proposed bill is designed to "get tough" with companies that insist on keeping ties with countries that allow "the horrors of apartheid to continue," Slate said...