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The US could insist that, as part of this effort, the Kingdom strengthen political accountability and the transparency of its allocation of oil revenues.
And, evolutionists, confronted with this response, tend to circle the wagons and insist that everyone is in agreement.
The presidents insist that this “would not mean centralization of all aspects of revenue and expenditure policy,” with member states continuing to decide on taxation and the allocation of budgetary expenditures.
But, as China grows stronger and reclaims what it believes to be its historic position in Asia and the world, how long will it wait to insist on reshaping the international rules?
Merely to insist, as some legal purists want, on the sanctity of existing agreements, is not enough; if they were adequate for past international requirements, this does not mean they are viable in a time when non-state actors are muscling into an arena hitherto monopolized by states.
Call it graft-busting with Chinese characteristics: It would have been straightforward (though politically hazardous) to insist that public officials declare their sources of income.
But the rolling series of scandals surrounding global megabanks makes it difficult for anyone to keep a straight face when executives insist that our largest banks must maintain their current scale and scope.
This is certainly the case with the analogy that Israeli leaders insist on drawing between the destruction of European Jewry in the Holocaust and the threat posed to the Jewish state by a nuclear-armed Iran.
But, regardless of this ignorance and of its economic interests, the EU should insist on the release of political prisoners and use all international institutions to bring pressure to bear on the Cuban government to respect the human and civil rights of Cuba’s people.
Those who insist that blasphemy does not warrant the protection otherwise given to freedom of expression often claim that it is a form of hate speech.
Bush likes to insist that terrorists hate Americans for what they are - a freedom loving people - not what they do.
And leading bank executives still insist that they should be allowed to run highly leveraged global businesses, in which they are paid based on their return on equity – unadjusted for any risk.
But when the people at the apex of these institutions insist that the crisis response went well, and that everything will be fine, even as the financial behemoths that caused the crisis lumber forward, their credibility inevitably suffers.
During last month's local government campaign, indeed, Mr. Lee Hoi-Chang, the opposition Grand National Party Candidate for president, repeatedly emphasized the principle of reciprocity and vowed to abrogate the "Kim/Kim" summit agreement if Kim Jong Il's government continued to insist that the South accept the North's terms for the constitutional construction of a reunified Korea.
No! she would insist.
It must insist that all opposition leaders and supporters be freed immediately, and that all state-sponsored violence be halted.
Conservatives insist on a more cautious approach that avoids the "shock therapy" and drastic overhauls experienced in postcommunist Eastern Europe.
To insist that all treatment decisions be based on existing best practices stifles this exploration and prevents potential medical breakthroughs.
Some industry officials insist that electric cars are not ready for mass rollout, and that a better solution would be to build more efficient gasoline and diesel engines.
By declaring diplomacy worthless, they have written off the chance of working with partners and allies, all of whom insist on a robust diplomatic track.
Still, many people insist that implementing measures to mitigate the effects of climate change is too costly to our current way of life.
The new unity government must insist on the creation of a single, united armed force.
The task is made more complex by the large number of legislators who insist that the deficit should be reduced by spending cuts alone.
It would be understandable if emerging markets, having seen deep problems in the conduct of foreign banks, now insist on domestic ownership and control of financial institutions.
Eurocrats insist that the necessary policy instruments and rules are already in place, but that is to ignore political reality.
Political rights, my hosts insist, are maintained by the ruling regimes themselves, and these follow the teachings of the Koran.
Stockholders insist on getting their pound of flesh.
They have the backing of luminaries like the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman, who, building on the pioneering work of economists David Card and Alan Krueger, argues that raising the minimum wage need not destroy a lot of jobs (as conservative opponents insist) – and may even create some.
The more we insist that a banking system should be competitive, the greater the risks that individual banks will take.
Many young street leaders will insist on an emergency meeting of the revolutionary council, or even holding the sixth general assembly (which would be the first since 1988).
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