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Word: insists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interplay between these two opposing approaches to children becomes another central theme. For instance while George and Lila insist on referring to PS's mother as "Dear One." Vanessa tells PS to say "my mother." Some of the most important...and visually beautiful--scenes are shot in the wild and grassy cemetery where Sinden is buried Unwilling to explain the mystery and loss of death to the boy. Lila and George tell him Sinden is with the angels. Vanessa sets him straight...

Author: By Melissa I. Weissberg, | Title: Child's Eye View | 8/3/1984 | See Source »

...young fan said during the pre-race parade of Miss Toyota. Miss Yamaha and local disc jockey Charles Laquidera hamming it up. "Christ, I just wish they'd get on with it. Motocross fans image is almost as bad as that of the racers themselves Promoters insist it is as inaccurate...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: Letting the Good Times Roll | 7/31/1984 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the band strikes up. The bride smiles radiantly. The dance goes on, and even as he braces himself to insist that life is simply biology's la ronde, Danny-and certainly Skvorecky-joins in the dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Comic Exile in Three Worlds | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

Greek authorities insist that the CIA's activities in the Shara case have undermined their own investigation. Said one Athens official: "The accusations that we are protecting terrorists are ridiculous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greece: F-5 Furor | 7/23/1984 | See Source »

...chimpanzee, some insist. A large monkey, say others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tales of Privacy and Politics | 7/23/1984 | See Source »

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