At trial, he and a co-defendant insisted that the trades were based on legitimate research.

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Mr Swinney insisted that all forecasts were based on current UK government spending priorities.

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But like the spymasters who gave evidence earlier this week, he insisted that the claims it made were based on real intelligence, rather than political spin.

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Greene insisted that he had gone forward with a substantial material fraud claim based on the accounting produced by LB Property.

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Wales face Australia on 29 November with Premier Rugby Limited having insisted English-based Welsh players will not be released for that game.

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That is why America's Treasury insisted on pushing a second, market-based, approach.

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He insisted that law is legitimate only when it is consistent with standards of liberty and justice, based on what he called natural law.

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