He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.

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He insisted that his films be well made and of high quality.

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When I was nearly twenty years old, they insisted that I learn a profession even though we were a rich family, and I really didn't have to work at all.

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She says her captors insisted that $1 million was not an unreasonable amount because they believed everyone in Canada was wealthy.

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Prime Minister Soro has insisted, though,that confirming the validity of voter applications is integral in ensuring the success of the election.

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Iran,which recently agreed to let nuclear inspectors into a newly revealed facility, has insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

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President Zardari called the meeting a "historic moment, while President Karzai insisted that "such a summit had been needed .

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NATO commanders insisted the air strike was aimed at insurgents and launched after forces determined there were no civilians in the area.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has insisted,repeatedly, that Iraq's security forces are capable of imposing law and order.

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But the country's interim government, led by Roza Otunbayeva, has insisted on pressing on with the referendum.

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She planned to convince other artists to record the tracks until Martie insisted Emily sing them herself.

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Khatami insisted that the IAEA is required to supply the fuel, despite reservations by the West.

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Mr.Talabani,addressing the PKK directly, insisted that it had one of two choices: either to end it is military activities, or to leave Iraqi territory.

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Unification Ministry deputy spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo says North Korea has not yet insisted that Yu will be treated according to North Korea's domestic laws.

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Mr.Ahmadinejad told Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari that the presence of "terrorist elements in Pakistan" cannot be justified and insisted Islamabad arrest those involved.

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U.S.officials in the Bush administration insisted there was no linkage between offensive and defensive weapons.

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But,he insisted that a secure Afghanistan is crucial for the safety of Britain.

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Mr.Bush mentioned Abu Zubaida by name and insisted that the procedures were lawful.

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"As President Obama insisted and as part of the Israeli Knesset believes, Israel has to now give clear guarantees that it is not going to expand these settlements.

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He insisted the company is doing everything possible to contain the spill.

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For example, Hooks' parents always insisted that whites address them as Mr.and Mrs.Hooks, rather than by their first names, as was the custom when whites spoke to blacks.

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The issue is far from being settled. The United States has called for Israel to freeze settlement construction, but in response Israel insisted the freeze would be time-limited and exclude settlements currently under construction.

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Clinton,who insisted India can make emission cuts without harming its economy, said she is optimistic the two governments can reach a common approach before the world conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December.

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Kurdistan's Interior Minister, Karim Zingari, who belongs to the ruling coalition between the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), insisted that international observers saw to it that the process went smoothly.

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Foreign Minister Zebari insisted that he doesn't think that the recent surge of violence will disrupt the timetable for U.S.troops to withdraw from major Iraqi cities in June, or for assuming security responsibilities across the country.

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(Speech) Nemtsov says Mr.Medvedev could carry out his program if he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, insisted that state TV directors lift censorship, permitted independent political activity, and most importantly,punished those who falsify election results.

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