• But, in a scathing tone, Lady Thatcher insisted to me that a single currency was impossible.

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  • But he insisted to AMs the report was not changed to make it less critical.

    BBC: Prof Mike Harmer

  • Dunn, however, insisted to me that she never made such a commitment.

    NEWYORKER: The Kona Files

  • She had insisted to Dr. Wright that she would need a week in the hospital after the operation and three weeks in a rehabilitation center.

    NEWYORKER: Big Med

  • Tony Blair insisted to the British public that he would only support a war if a second Security Council resolution authorising the action was passed, but the resolution never came.

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  • DeCoster's son insisted to Forbes in the 2006 story that his dad was just a lender who reluctantly got involved in running the Ohio operation in order to clean up problems created by poor management.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The former chief whip, who resigned from the cabinet five weeks later, has always maintained that he "did not use the words attributed" to him and insisted references to them in the police logbook of the incident were incorrect.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • Ryan said questions about his future would have to be put to Gloucester owner Tom Walkinshaw and insisted loyalty to his players was his greatest failing.

    BBC: Despairing Ryan plans big changes

  • On Monday, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith insisted changes to the welfare system were fair.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • He was not in Europe, he insisted, to tell others how to direct their fight against ther terrorists.

    CNN: Ashcroft in Spain suspect talks

  • Sechele had five wives, and Livingstone insisted that to become a Christian he needed get rid of the "superfluous" ones.

    BBC: Sechele and Livingstone

  • Secularists had insisted that to do otherwise in either Ms Ladele's or Mr McFarlane's case would be demeaning to gay people, and "retrogressive".

    BBC: Analysis: Milestone left in Christian-secular debate

  • He insisted that to play him, I had to start first.

    BBC: Taking maths to the street

  • Tom Pritzker insisted later to Forbes that the IPO wasn't imminent.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • And despite the cost to his personal life, Mourinho insisted he wanted to be a coach for at least another two decades.

    CNN: 'I hate my social life,' says Mourinho

  • In an open fax to Mr Spooner, Adam Crozier insisted an arrangement to reuse the old Wembley stadium had been common knowledge from the beginning.

    BBC: Wembley rivals demand compensation

  • He acknowledged "tough choices" had to be taken by the government, but insisted the policy to change tax allowances for the elderly was "fair".

    BBC: Heseltine makes Lords maiden speech

  • 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.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • In the late 1970s a distraught construction worker threatened to jump off a crane in Atlantic City and insisted on talking to Lanni himself.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Alan McCombes denied being cynical by talking to the press and insisted he did so to protect the party from Mr Sheridan's "smears and lies".

    BBC: Court hears Tommy Sheridan denied sex club claims

  • As soon as I judged it safe to go, they insisted on following me to my garage and watched as I climbed the stairs to make sure that I did not fall.

    NEWYORKER: Wakefield

  • Mr Messer, with an eye to the future, insisted on an option to buy the company outright after three years, although most people thought that a trade sale or even a stockmarket flotation was more likely.

    ECONOMIST: Face value

  • Instead of emailing the preview album to journalists and label executives, she and Mr. Hahn insisted upon listening to it with them face-to-face, phone-free and from beginning to end, even if it meant flying to a person's home or office to make it happen.

    WSJ: Daft Punk's Stealth Start for a Summer Hit

  • In a video message, Christopher Prentice, Britain's ambassador to Iraq, insisted the government was committed to working for the release of the hostages and urged anyone with information about their whereabouts to come forward.

    BBC: Iraq abduction anniversary appeal

  • The company rep we spoke to insisted that this thing was for real and that they had already given away about 400 iPods to people.

    ENGADGET: Free iPods from FreeiPods.com? Engadget gets the scoop

  • But faced with the alternative of missing our flight back to Washington, taking another day off work, and finishing the deposition on Tuesday, we insisted on going to the opposing lawyer's office instead.

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  • However, according to Stephens, who still serves as a consultant to Best Buy, insisted that this would lead to erosion of trust among customers.

    FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

  • It is significant, I think, that in agreeing to lead the review, Anthony Salz insisted on the right to publish his report, even if Barclays itself does not like his analysis or conclusions.

    BBC: Could Barclays�� review spur break-up of bank?

  • Murray was comprehensively beaten and looked flat in comparison to earlier matches in Melbourne, but he insisted that was down to his opponent.

    BBC: Australian Open: Andy Murray to work for Grand Slam win

  • In the interview that led to his punishment, Barry admonished Villa for not trying hard enough to keep him - even though O'Neill insisted they want him to stay.

    BBC: Barry returns to Villa training

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