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Her lawyer said the department store sent an insincere apology and they insisted that she may have been stealing.

Charles Darwin, as well as others like T. H. Huxley and Charles Lyell, insisted the age of the Earth must be in the hundreds of millions.

The doctor insisted that she should stay at home for at least three months.

He insisted on Wednesday April 28th that there was "no question" of Greece's debts being restructured.

An official said the precise size of the package would not be disclosed, unless eurozone ministers insisted on doing so.

Alonso did not rule out a move away from Liverpool but insisted that he is happy at Anfield.

Republicans have insisted repeatedly over the last few days that the deal does not include tax rises.

The pathologist insisted on anonymity, he said, due to fear of damaging his reputation with involvement in such a high-profile case.

But he insisted the moves had not been made at the direction of regulators.

Yi Min insisted once again to help him in the summer; it was certainly not a hypocritical polite formula.

While acknowledging his regret of any inconvenience to us, he insisted the garden had to be removed.

Norman Rosenthal, exhibitions secretary of the RA, insisted there was no reason to question the authenticity of the statues or of the dig.

They Balmoral question for some time . . . but a few days later they still insisted on participating in the mother's memorial service.

Although his mother had made great efforts to persuade him not cancell his wedding, he insisted to be a bachelor for a life-time.

But he added that Yahoo had insisted on at least $53bn, or $37 a share - more than Microsoft was prepared to pay.

"Chinese decision-makers insisted to me repeatedly that China now grasps the urgency of this problem, " he said.

After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.

Denying all parliamentary authority over the colonies, he insisted that the king was the only political tie with Great Britain.

Goldman insisted it had done nothing wrong, or at least nothing wrong by the prevailing standards of Wall Street.

But Peter insisted emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you. " And all the others said the same.

By he said , it was mistake to put him into the prison for he insisted not steal the bicycle.

This report was published, Iran insisted that there was no secret nuclear weapons program, accusing the report was politically motivated.

It appears that the term Objectivist may have been used because Harriet Monroe insisted on a group name.

During the drive he told me that his wife had metastatic breast cancer and was not well, but she insisted upon meeting me.

Mr Deripaska insisted in an interview with the Financial Times last week that it did not matter if the IPO was delayed until next year.

He insisted that he had not lost any original data, but that the sources of some of the data may have been insufficiently clear.

The company insisted there would be no exemptions and made clear that it would take a dim view of suppliers who did not comply.

She insisted that we should take up the matter at the meeting.

Neither politicians nor the military seemed ready to embrace a drastic step that many insisted was needed to end the unrest.

For all that Mr Cameron insisted this week that changing course was a sign of strength not weakness, his capitulations are piling up.

To this end, he could always interrupt the conversation of a female, until she "understands" his argument so far insisted.

In short, the girl insisted that she did not know them.

He insisted on my going with him. But I'm too busy, you know.

but i was in angry, so i insisted on driving him in the midnight. i told him many comfortless words , thrashed him terrificly, and so on.

Wilmer Flores, the head of the CICPC, insisted it was "one of the best drugs cases" the police had ever been involved in.

He insisted that good management was just as important for the social sector as the business sector.

The actor liked the fashion taste of his sister so much that he insisted her to design his clothes in more films.

Wray insisted on burying the bodies. He said he had killed them, and they deserved a decent burial, and it was his responsibility.

Yet Specter insisted he would not be a rubber stamp for the president.

Sin on Tuesday insisted that North Korea be allowed to conduct its own investigation of the site, a request so far refused by the South.

She insisted that she had accidentally added too much milk to her cereal, and instead of wasting it, she might as well give it to Banjo.

Things might have been much worse had the mother insisted on her right to keep the baby.

"Barty was a wonderful, affable teacher and conductor, " says Phelps. "He made us work hard and insisted upon perfection. "

Solo insisted at the time that she wasn't trying to disparage Scurry.

Police arrested her mother on suspicion of murder; the family insisted Ms. Pathak had killed herself after confessing that she was pregnant.

But the various escape clauses that Vietnam insisted upon suggest it was more of a face-saving measure than a firm pledge.

Repeatedly, her husband tried to talk to her about her behavior, but she insisted she was fine.

I worried that the roller coaster would be too scary for her, but she insisted.

And yet , Ms Merkel insisted once more that the time had not come to consider another package of growth - boosting measures .

To make matters even riskier, Mrs Sendler insisted on recording the children's details to help them trace their families later.

Taylor insisted that the only reason he had advertised for female staff was because he wanted the office to be less male-dominated.

At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain.

The popular minister has acknowledged making errors in his writing, but insisted he did not deliberately cheat.

Before the poll, Mr Sarkozy had insisted that this was a regional vote that would have only regional consequences.

But family planning officials insisted on an abortion. The principal at her school also pressured her to end the pregnancy.

They did not at all think the failure of their first trial would cut at their plan; they insisted on trying, trying again.

But I knew better. I knew now that if I insisted on staying, it would be his day that would be ruined so Dad could watch a ball game.

the government has insisted , out of the blue , that her renovations stop for a week.

But then there's idiocy, like the beginning of last season when fans and journalists insisted on calling Odom the fourth best Laker.

She insisted that her mother send her to a dancing school.

As recently as last July, when RBS was struggling to shore up its balance sheet, executives insisted the bank would not sell its BoC stake.

But Liam Byrne, the chief secretary to the Treasury, insisted it would be a mistake to cut spending at this point.

In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Ashton insisted the fact she had never been elected to office would not be a disadvantage.

One day he insisted we fly with him by helicopter to see what he called a massacre of Serb villagers by marauding Muslim fighters .

In fact, the RFC was one of Hoover's initiatives; he insisted on the principle that it should not finance individuals.

However, sources close to the couple denied this and insisted "everything was fine" between them.

I watched a Japanese tourist bite into a chorizo and get so excited he insisted his wife snap his picture in front of the sausages.

Some of the Palestinian leader's aides, however, insisted that this time he would go.

She said her husband apologised and promised never to do it again, but she insisted she wanted a divorce.

Ning He and his wife Jane, son Dennis also insisted that the English at home, even if the English do not understand of American society.

Rioters, he insisted, should be considered people who wage war against God. Such individuals, he said, should be punished by death.

He insisted on a diary to keep down their own thoughts, a very early age is often considered as an adult-like.

But she insisted and started telling me little details and soon I realized that she was being honest.

Once, when I was helping out on the sales staff, a woman looking at head gear insisted on the best available.

He insisted that we (should )take up the matter at the meeting.

I am not going to say who he was as he insisted that the occasion should be strictly off-the-record: for background only.

The UAW had previously insisted that it had already done enough to help the car companies.

The problem was that Chinese regulators insisted that China's huge market meant they should get preferential treatment and a cheaper price.

She insisted that you were coming to visit her last night too, so she had me scouring the hospital halls looking for you to no avail.

The pair landed in court after an Emirati woman complained about the public kiss, which the couple insisted was just a peck on the cheek.

Many have insisted that she did not hate Wallis Simpson and simply wanted peace, while others enjoyed the idea of a feud.

But Seiichiro Sano, Sanyo's president, insisted the company would not shed unprofitable businesses over the next three years.

Standing up to the great pressure from the doctor and relatives, my mother insisted on teaching me reading and writing.

He could nod his head up and down, and he insisted that only he had the right to make decisions about the Shepherdess.

As for Lehman, Mr. Paulson insisted that it was "a symptom and not a cause" of the financial meltdown that took place in recent weeks.

He insisted I fomenting dissent, and he said he would have to terminate me.

As if in requital, she insisted upon having her own will in the domestic and commercial department which her husband abandoned to her.

He insisted, however, that it would be able to compete with the American cola brands, even with their enormous advertising budgets.

Joseph said he wanted to go, too, but Carmen Elcira insisted it was something she needed to do on her own.

Obama reportedly insisted on a date certain for beginning to withdraw U. S. troops and told his generals not to settle in for a long war.

He insisted, however, that it would be able to compete with the American cola brands, even with their enormous advertising budgets.

Joseph said he wanted to go, too, but Carmen Elcira insisted it was something she needed to do on her own.

Obama reportedly insisted on a date certain for beginning to withdraw U. S. troops and told his generals not to settle in for a long war.

Maya was surprised to see him in the classroom, and he insisted that she introduce him to the writer.

I insisted. 'It was yourself, Mrs Linton: you knew it a while since.

Hartmut Mehdorn, Deutsche Bahn's chief executive, insisted in vain that the company's monitoring of staff was to fight corruption.

He acknowledged that he made mistakes but insisted that "there was no capital hole" at Lehman.

Roy Hodgson today insisted he has no desire to take over the England job once Fabio Capello steps down in 2012.

She insisted, "Well, she nearly died, " as if Les had been wandering from the point.

Unicom yesterday insisted that it had not started any negotiations with respect to any substantive and legally binding agreements.

While Wu insisted he did "nothing illegal" and he would be "vindicated, " he resigned shortly after and is being urged to seek treatment.

"Let me help you put your stuff back in the trunk. It will get ruined, " he insisted. "Then get in my car. We'll wait with you. "

Beckham's contract is due to expire next month, but he insisted that it had not affected him in the build-up to the MLS Cup final.

Through this picture, let me know to do not appear to have insisted.

he insisted on her marrying him, and would consent to nothing else, and when he was drunk he used to abuse her and even beat her.

Ryan Babel today rubbished suggestions he gave an interview to The Sun - and insisted there were no problems with his teammates.

"How about a little bit of bread? " the beggar insisted. "Only a mouthful of food and I will be very grateful . "

When he asked her out on a date, Heidi insisted her mother come, too.

Frederic Oudea, the new chief executive, insisted it had proven its "ability to cope with a serious financial and economic crisis" .

But he insisted China would not link the two issues, and that Beijing had its own self-interest at stake in continuing to invest in Europe.

I insisted that the poor beast trying to disappear in a universe of itself would endlessly cycle through a number of its disguises.

She could only imagine how infuriating it would be if a doctor insisted her hot flushes were "all in her head" .

But his mother insisted and said, "The cotton of this year is light and warmth-keeping. Have a try and you will know! "

The doctor insisted that if he continued to eat nothing his health would be soon in great danger.

Both firms insisted that if they did not get the money, bankruptcy would end up costing the taxpayer a great deal more.

Moulton insisted that he did not seek or receive any benefits from the Tories as a result of his financial largesse.

And again his nose bled at night, and his mother insisted on his coming with her the next day.

In a statement, the police insisted that they had searched fruitlessly for Mr. Yang, then told his wife he should turn himself in.

Speaking on CNBC on Thursday, Mr Sokol insisted he had not been party to any "inside information" when buying the Lubrizol shares.

resignedly , I telegraphed back that it was all right with me if he insisted.

He insisted that we take up the matter at the meeting.

She insisted on her mother's living with her.

However, Bocog, the Beijing games organising committee, insisted yesterday it had never promised full freedom.

But Joe insisted on holding it carefully in front of him. He was wearing his best suit, which did not fit him at all.

Although Mayor Oh Se-hoon said he was sorry that the fishing industry had been hurt, he insisted that public health was at stake .

He told me that his father, who had made the money originally, insisted that he wait on tables when he was a teenager.

Opposite me sat Mollesse, agitator and organizer of the pions, who insisted on weighing the meat to see if it wasn't short a few grams.

Sands insisted that the money would be used to drive organic growth rather than be used for acquisitions.

He insisted negotiations on the aid were "well on track" and that there was "no question about restructuring" Greek debt.

At first he insisted on the accuracy of his account, however, he agreed with what I said.

After she settled in, a man came over and insisted that she was in his seat. She ignored him and told him to go away.

Teacher Li insisted on working regardless of the heavy thickness. It may be impossible to ask her to go to bed to have a rest.

He insisted, both to the board and probably to himself, that it was more about getting proper recognition than getting rich.

Only the ironic voice insisted yet once more that he rise from that filthy floor if he did not want to become like all the other niggers.

France's Nicolas Sarkozy was the only one who insisted last week that the crisis spelt the demise of "Anglo-Saxon capitalism" .

Dalglish has admitted he needs contact lenses but, more to the point, he insisted he would judge officials only on their competence.

She said she had not and, upon hearing what I had found, insisted that we stay in hotel for the night.

Just when we cried out "No more food" , our hosts insisted that we at least try the fish congee. It was the right finish.

And in a low voice she insisted that there was a murderer on the loose in Puente Viejo, and that any one of us could be the next victim.

We were just preparing to pass the night in the open when an old men came up to us, and insisted that we should stay in his home.

The Grand China executive insisted it had not simply stopped paying its bills.

He insisted he has no hard feelings toward his teacher who had criticized him for mistakes in his test paper.

It was the size of a large briefcase, but she insisted that it shouldn't count as a carry-on item.

Germany had to ask, humiliatingly, for lenient implementation of the Stability Pact it had insisted upon, and the European Union agreed.

University, insisted upon seeing the person you are mother, in exchange for your virtual volume, afraid of her to lose face.

"He insisted on seeing you, though I told him you were engaged, " returned the clerk, a little abashed by the manner of his employer.

Mrs. Long insisted that Tom should take back what he said about his uncle and aunt and behave properly in his new surroundings.

We were just preparing to pass the night in the open when an old man came up to us, and insisted that we stay in his house.

Such a project would be far too technically challenging and hazardous, Winterberg insisted, even for most doctoral candidates.

For several months when he was four, Harold insisted that he was a tiger who had been born on the sun.

THERE WAS NO formal betrothal and no announcement was made of the engagement of Bolkonsky and Natasha; Prince Andrey insisted upon that.

Mr Zardari insisted this week that the "victory" of his reconciliatory approach to politics was that "no one wants an undemocratic act" now.

Cosco insisted on Friday that there was nothing unusual about the dispute, which has led to the seizure of at least three Cosco vessels .

The Treasury folks insisted that this shakedown, too, was all in "the public interest. "

Bayer - the German chemical giant that makes many of the neo-nicotinoids used in Europe - insisted its products do not harm bees.

The company insisted it had taken this long for it to realise the seriousness of the threat.

Benitez insisted it would take a 'massive' offer for him to part with Alonso and he was not tempted by a proposal from Juventus.

"It's got to be part of a broader plan, " she insisted.

He insisted that what he said was true, even though the police refused to believe him.

She insisted on living north of the river to make the journey out of London to see her family in Luton as easy as possible.

In his hearty way, he insisted upon her good looks. He looked at her admiringly, and she took it at its full value.

But there was a hint of a song in his voice when he insisted, "I'll be home for Christmas. "

I sat down on the ground and burst into tears, insisted River uncle lost my baby.

The politician insisted that he was innocent and that he was as straight as an arrow.

What I wanted was a watch to see the time, I insisted.

No, insisted Mr Johnson: it had been under surveillance for months, and the timing was merely a coincidence.

Although the $278 million contract has not yet been signed by the two countries, Vidal insisted the deal was ready to go.

But Turkey, which may host a crucial radar station, insisted that it would not back the plan if there was any explicit mention of Iran.

seems to have no confidence has insisted.

Costa Rican diplomats advised against keeping the terms secret, but the Chinese insisted, said people familiar with the matter.

Ok, the answer is the little girl found there was something wet on mother's shoe and insisted to clean it up with tissue paper by herself.

As the IOC's fortunes multiplied, Mr. Samaranch demanded he be referred to as 'your excellency, ' and insisted on lavish surroundings.

I said you were wrong. You insisted you were right. We held each other's hand, and right and wrong disappeared.

Libya he insisted, had been on the point of developing its own nuclear weapon.

After mother departed, despite elder's dissuasions, I insisted to retain some of mother's belongings, mainly were clothes that she had worn.

When her mother insisted she had to get something, Clarissa asked for socks.

Until the settlements stopped entirely, he insisted, there was no point in any peace plan for the Middle East.

Confronted later by journalists outside his solicitor's firm in Central, Chan vowed to appeal and insisted he had not forged the will.

Challenged on who counts as a rural labourer, Zhu declined to provide a definition, but insisted it did not matter.

An old worker spread his padded coat on the floor and insisted that I lie down for a while.

Jenny insisted that the doctor who operated on her husband should take full responsibility for this medical accident.

As he came off the stage, a group of reporters mobbed him and insisted on an interview session.

Soon the difference, he insisted I practice, he found a good student, also brought his girlfriend to.

At the time, Microsoft insisted that move to boutique stores helped Indie developers, but the community was having none of it.

She could not keep in check the recklessness with which he insisted on ordering the most expensive things.

We had left the bridge for lunch and he had insisted that I drink with him.

He told the referee that he had not been fouled, but the referee insisted he take the penalty kick.

But he insisted that the collection of emails made public were "a tenth of one per cent" of his correspondence over the period.

Jobs insisted that this would be more appealing than the monthly subscription model preferred by the music companies.

Privately, he said his cancer surgery had created digestive problems but insisted they were not life-threatening.

Irish ministers, however, insisted that they were not in discussions with the EU and said they were determined to weather the storm.

she looked at him , at the stranger who was not a gentleman and who insisted on coming into her life.

The government has no fear of that, insisted Jorge Luis Perdomo, the deputy-minister of information.

Despite Assange's legal troubles, a WikiLeaks spokesman insisted the flow of secret U. S. diplomatic cables would not be affected.

publishing in a science journal, they insisted that the solution to the problem was not to be found in the natural sciences.

In his suggestion, I insisted on his face after taking the spot did not, and look pale, pale skin was.

The boss insisted that the man _had stolen_ the money and insisted that he _should leave_ the company at once.

Obama also insisted the purpose of the shield was to intercept missiles from Iran or North Korea or other states rather than from Russia.

Wellington Koo, a lawyer representing Mr Lee, said the former president insisted he was innocent and would fight the charges in court.

The most horrible thing happened following, I insisted to break up with him, I looked down upon on his 800RMB-salary.

Annie, from Chicago in the U. S. , insisted she has cut down on her texting habit-but only to 50 a day.

The company has always insisted "good quality, excellent service and good reputation" of the business philosophy of customer service.

but Berlioz insisted that it was to be called a dramatic symphony, not a cantata or opera.

Davis also insisted that Houston, whose last album of original material was 2002's Just Whitney, is ready to return to the spotlight.

Christian Noyer, governor of the Bank of France, insisted the banks had sufficient capital reserves to resist crisis.

Wise women will have insisted on binding conditions before entering into a marriage with a polygamist.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Dou insisted his only motivation was to "serve the truth" .

There was a time when I would have insisted that you should stand up and demand that he stop telling tasteless jokes.

House Democrats today insisted they will not drop the public provision in their bill, at least not in the short term.

He insisted that there have been few attacks in recent months and that Mahmudiya had come a long way from its tortured past.

A defence source insisted there had been "no request for ground forces" and that the coalition had "no intention" of providing them.

Google executives insisted they had better technology; Baidu countered that it had local expertise.

This was the only way, he insisted, to keep British troops from massacre "in the mud of Flanders and France. "

Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful and that it has a right to pursue an enrichment capability.

Japan's usual way of doing things, Mr Iio insisted, was not up to meeting challenges on this scale.

He insisted that Mr Fukuda was trying to "move away from that mode of thinking" .

The lady insisted that she had done nothing wrong and that she should be treated properly.

Zhang pleaded guilty but insisted he did not flee the accident because he did not realize he had actually hit someone.

Kenny Dalglish today insisted that Liverpool's stubborn rearguard has given him just as much satisfaction as his free scoring attack.

Jinn, fearful that the Federation might harm the Queen, insisted that she journey to Coruscant to put her case before the Galactic Senate.

He also insisted that he would not remain silent over the "medieval torture and corruption" in Iran's prisons.

She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.

The club had previously insisted that Inzaghi would avoid the procedure, but it has proved not to be the case.

Once, an old man to stay in the village, and people are to the mountain, they tried to run to a mountain man is not old, insisted.

"Let me tell you about yesterday, " the teacher insisted. "See that little girl? "

Worse still, a year ago in Madagascar the AU deplored a coup and loudly insisted that the power-grabber should stand aside.

Theo says No to loan plan THEO WALCOTT has ruled out a loan move and insisted he wants to stay and fight for his place at Arsenal.

We've always insisted that once our children began school that they make it a point to learn one new thing each day.

China insisted on its admission into the institution as a developing country, which called for a balance between its rights and obligations.

We insisted on starting the work at once rather than leave it for the next day .

The pope later insisted the whole point of his address was to appeal for a dialogue with Islam.

"I'm not short, " Mr. Griffin insisted. Any doubters could visit Citadel, he said, and review its trading positions themselves.

There was no reason, Mr Obama's spokesman insisted, that the ordinary courts could not handle the case.

But in practice, prior notice is not always insisted upon, provided that the amounts required are not too large.

eg. The man insisted that he was innocent and that he was as straight as an arrow.

"But Daddy, just tell me please! How much do you make an hour? " the boy insisted.

As one US official (who insisted on anonymity) observes: "The dark parts of earth are now the areas we must watch. "

"I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary, " insisted Mr. Torres as he quickly completed the task.

" But Armstrong has always insisted he said " one small step for a man.

The North insisted, to universal disbelief, that the exercise was designed to put a communications satellite into orbit.

He was so absent-minded that once he insisted on paying a waiter for a dinner he had not eaten or even ordered.

He insisted that we (should) discuss the matter at the meeting.

They insisted that they would always be able to tell grapefruit jam and cinnamon-apple jam apart.

From that moment, though she fiercely insisted that she was her own person, theirs was a joint cause.

insisted that private investors control the bank; the United Statesgovernment was merely a minority shareholder.

Her mother, herself a lilting mezzo, insisted that the Voice should never be stretched or overtaxed.

Mr Kibaki's people had previously insisted that, if there were to be a prime minister, he should have limited executive powers.

That old woman insisted that the young man had stolen her purse and take him to the police station.

After swearing him to secrecy, I insisted he keep his eyes closed until I had the portraits set on easels.

The Delegation said that it wanted all the proposals to be dealt with on an equal footing and that it insisted on that.