Rather than own up to it, our customer insisted that we had sold him a defective tube.
Since the global recession hit in 2008, many of us have had to shoulder increased workloads, as our companies have laid off our colleagues and insisted we take on more responsibility.
"Our government has insisted that Italian authorities respect the undertaking they have given to the Supreme Court and return the two accused persons to stand trial in India, " Mr. Singh said in Parliament on Wednesday.
The next day the box arrived, and when he saw that the shovel entailed a massive bicycle wheel with handlebars, he immediately refused to keep our agreement and insisted we box it back up without even assembling it.
He said the UK must "do better at bringing up our children" and insisted that "much more systematic" intervention in the 120, 000 most troubled families was key.
"Salafists are not one group, " he insisted in our interview.
For our next adventure, I insisted on something more civilized.
But the custodian of the adjacent village church insisted we squeeze our vans in a tiny space between the church and his family home, so they could watch over us.
Now, finally, many in this chamber, particularly on the Republican side of the aisle, have long insisted that reforming our medical malpractice laws can help bring down the costs of health care.
Furthermore, it reveals the heart of our political class, who insisted on these changes with absolute unbendable firmness, while acknowledging that these tax hikes would bring in statistically negligible quantities of new revenues.
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In woebegone Hargeisa, the dusty and crumbling capital of Somaliland, a young university student insisted on paying for our tea at a cafe, thanking us profusely for engaging with him in a discussion about religion, politics and America that was eye-opening for Levi and me.
"The science is on our side on this, " she insisted, claiming a cull would not be effective and could potentially be counter-productive.
And that's why, after the Afghan voting was completed, I insisted on a thorough review of our strategy.
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The spokeswoman said it was "in our interest to do a deal" and insisted Mr Cameron was trying to reach agreement.
So when I took office, I insisted that we could only rebuild our economy if we started growing the economy for all of our people, not just some of our people -- (applause) -- if we provided economic security for all of our working families all across America.
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"I worked as manager with Woolmer and I can say our own players are equally good, " he insisted.
We insisted on change in Egypt, because our support for democracy ultimately put us on the side of the people.
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The entire time he insisted on digging print maps out of his suitcase, and I insisted on just having Google Maps make our driving route.
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On Monday, Mr Cameron insisted that the UK would "stick to our guns" over the EU's budget, by vetoing any increase above the rate of inflation.
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He initially insisted on working without pay and later became our highest paid employee only because I resorted to sneaking raises into his paycheck behind his back.
Gen Douglas Fraser, head of US Southern Command, insisted US forces were "doing everything in our power to speed aid to Haiti as fast as humanly possible".
"We needed it in November to do our job adequately and we still need it, " she insisted.
He is also committed, more broadly, to not just our short-term problems, but to resolving our long-term challenges, which is why he has insisted from the day he took office that we make the kinds of investments in education and innovation and infrastructure that will build the economy that we need as we go forward in the 21st century.
He insisted on reaching past partisan and regional divides to exalt our common humanity.
"Youngsters have nothing to do around here, they are our future and the politicians should be doing more, " she insisted.
Mr Osborne admitted it was taking longer than expected but insisted "we are, slowly but surely, fixing our country's economic problems".
As governor, I insisted on competition and basic fairness to end their control of our state and return it to the people.
"This is not a closure programme, the service for our customers will continue through a retail partner in the town, " insisted the Post Office spokesperson.
Both insisted that what truly drives America is the ingenuity and independence of our people.
In our own fantasy story, we'd work at a company that almost insisted we don't wear a tie, with infinitely restocked fridges full of tasty treats, rooms full of geek memorabilia, pool tables and Pac Man Machines.
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