Sir John had been criticised over his insistence on multi-million-pound bonuses for top Xstrata managers.
"The governor's credibility is undermined by his insistence on over-spinning the record, " McMahon said.
All the same, students appreciate Kyodai's insistence on a broader curriculum in early years.
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Some officials said Mr. Panetta's insistence on safeguards has been a source of frustration.
Your moment-to-moment insistence on quality is your trim tab for creating the life you want.
This anxiety has most recently resulted in Tokyo's insistence on buying the F-22, America's premier fighter.
FORBES: A new Japanese government could strain ties with America.
That was an insistence on the best possible product at whatever cost to plans and schedules.
In artistic terms, Ms Hasegawa's insistence on collective experience is more than a catchphrase.
In this environment, persistent reputational issues guarantee a persistent public insistence on greater oversight.
One criticism made of Wigley within Plaid concerned his insistence on making too many decisions himself.
The insistence on buying a house to live in, however, may in fact be misguided.
Their insistence on nuclear capability might be reduced and the Pakistani economy would benefit immeasurably.
Hence, for instance, the insistence on clarifying in advance which managers would occupy which slots.
What policy improvements are Americans missing while we operate under this insistence on comprehensive reform?
FORBES: A daunting policy problem demands more modest solutions.
The church's insistence on a celibate priesthood is another practice that appears increasingly out of step today.
IMF's insistence on a flexible labour market as a condition for loans to keep the country afloat.
Her foibles, like her insistence on eating sweets at bedtime, seemed to come from her Armenian father.
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.
The potential threat to secular democracy lies in the party's insistence on re-working the syntax of political debate.
His insistence on having a thumping music score accompany 80% of the movie makes for some tiresome viewing.
Richard Allan, Director of Policy, Europe for Facebook rigorously defends the company's insistence on real names, real identities.
The first contradiction is Mr Bush's insistence on governing like a big-government conservative while taxing like a small-government one.
Its insistence on a very narrow definition of what it does has made it impotent to use that money.
He has defended the church's insistence on a celibate priesthood and its opposition to artificial contraception, abortion and women priests.
That insistence on perfection also pushes up manufacturing costs because many chips have to be discarded if they fall short.
There is a hunger for knowledge, an insistence on excellence, a reverence for science and math and technology and learning.
Steve Jobs was a private person, but his insistence on privacy only fueled the cult of personality that surrounded him.
Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama's chief of staff, softened the president's previous insistence on such a plan by floating a compromise.
However, Germany's insistence on government austerity across the eurozone has been criticised by some economists for undermining the economic recovery.
Our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character.
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