Tenaga is now squeezed between costly power-purchasing contracts foisted on it by the previous government and low tariffs insisted on by the current one.
For those countries hoping to join the single currency, 1996-97 was marked mainly by the struggle to bring their economies into line with the strict pre-entry criteria insisted on by the Germans and written into the Maastricht treaty.
The Bush administration has insisted that by prevailing in Iraq, the U.S. will demonstrate its determination to defeat terrorism globally.
At the same time, they loathe taxes and in many states they have insisted, by voter initiative, that two-thirds majorities are needed to raise them.
Roosevelt, McKinley, and the other proponents of an American imperialism insisted that by annexing other countries, Americans would, in McKinley's words, "civilize and Christianize" them.
The bail-out loans only add to the debt, whilst the austerity measures insisted on by the EU make the road back to growth steep and rocky.
Kelly's descendants have insisted that by burying him, they were not seeking to glorify the notorious bandit, but to give him a dignified and proper farewell.
For example, in Ohio arcane and extremely inefficient rules (insisted upon by labor unions) have raised the cost of public construction well above that of private sector counterparts.
In later life, Snow insisted that by vocation he was a writer, though he trained as a chemist and did important research in infra-red spectroscopy the main tool in the 1920s and early 1930s for unravelling the structure of molecules.
"Ms. Rowe knew this was incredibly dangerous, " Putnam said, and she insisted on staying by Jackson's side while he was under the effects of the anesthetic.
He tried to show her the correct technique, but she refused to learn, and insisted upon typing by hunt and peck, getting through her half page as quickly as possible.
Reflecting this, the law insisted on recruitment by merit.
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But Gilberto, who was greeted by over 1, 000 fans when he arrived in Greece, insisted he is motivated by the chance to win titles and not the size of his bank balance.
When order was restored, Judge Steven Barrett told spectators, "I regret that there are people who are hurt by this" but insisted that a flawed grand jury presentation by prosecutors left him no choice.
No US Open winner, however, has ever won on the PGA Tour a week before their victory, although Westwood is unperturbed by this statistic and has insisted he is not weighed down by the weight of expectation.
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She has insisted she will abide by the Law Lords' decision and is not tempted to ask her husband to ignore the consequences and help her die.
Grove had insisted he would stand by the club following relegation but added that he would have to consult with Scotland bosses to see how relegation would affect his international ambitions.
He told one Brazilian interviewer that he insisted his role be played by Will Smith.
But IPL commissioner Lalit Modi insisted that decisions were taken by franchisees according to their "cricketing strategy".
When she appeared on the cover of Time last December, she insisted on being interviewed solely by email.
The ideology he opposed throughout his political life insisted that history was moved by impersonal tides and unalterable fates.
Most of the key decisions, he insisted, had been taken by other people, chiefly his civil servants and Mr Blair's office.
The defendants, many of whom took the witness stand during the trial, insisted they earned their salaries by working around the clock to help residents.
Despite his "I'm listening" pledge, Mr Blair immediately insisted he would not abide by the decision and would not restore the link between the basic state pension and average earnings.
And to try to circumvent that process is, as we said at the time, counterproductive, we believe, to even the goals stated by those who insisted on trying to do that.
Wenger insisted he was not worried by the criticism of his team, who sold their captain and star striker Robin van Persie to Premier League leaders Manchester United before the start of the current season.
Three senior investigative officials, who insisted they not be identified by name because of the sensitive nature of the ongoing federal investigation, told reporters in Washington that Hasan was never nominated to be on a watch list.
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Mr Murdoch insisted - on being asked by another Labour MP Paul Farrelly - that the debacle at the News of the World does not undermine his competence as an executive at News Corporation, parent company of News International.
Federal agents attempted to interview Hasan on Sunday, but he refused to cooperate and asked for an attorney, according to senior investigative officials, who insisted they not be identified by name because of the sensitive nature of the ongoing federal investigation.
Mr Ibarretxe insisted on copying the deal by hand and signing it that night, lest the Catalan nationalists, whose aid the government needed in the central parliament, should learn the terms and demand the same for their region, prompting the government to backslide.
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