I fled, however, not from what might have been the natural fear of being unable to disguise from you that the things about my bridegroom -- in the sense you meant the word `` things '' -- which you had been galvanizing yourself to tell me as a painful part of your maternal duty were things which I had already insisted upon finding out for myself ( despite, I may now say, the unspeakable awkwardness of making the discovery on principle, yes, on principle, and in cold blood ) because I was resolved, as a modern woman, not to be a mollycoddle waiting for Life but to seize Life by the throat.

But then, after the little operetta had been given its feeble amateur rendering, everyone insisted that it was too good to be lost forever, and that the Royal Academy of Music must now have the manuscript in order to give it the really first-rate performance it merited.

The next morning, as the clock struck nine, he appeared at the Council meeting in the Town Hall and insisted that the couple would have to be punished if the Church was to be respected.

Juras said he insisted Field be continued on a consultant basis only and be answerable directly to the administrator of the agency and not to other agencies of the government.

They have insisted, rather, on living fully and completely within modern culture and, so far from considering this treason to God, have looked upon it as the only way they could be faithful to him.

She didn't want to be the only one with a stove in her room, especially as her life span was nearly run out anyway, and she insisted that Hope have the heater.

And Nadine insisted that her sitters be reliable!!

At the American publisher's insistence, Burgess allowed their editors to cut the redeeming final chapter from the U. S. version, so that the tale would end on a darker note, with Alex succumbing to his violent, reckless nature — an ending which the publisher insisted would be ' more realistic ' and appealing to a U. S. audience.

Fischer insisted that the match be the first to ten wins ( draws not counting ), but that the champion would retain the crown if the score was tied 9 – 9.

Although Asser never mentions Alfred's law code, he does say that Alfred insisted that his judges be literate, so that they could apply themselves " to the pursuit of wisdom.

William of Tyre explains that " after suffering intolerably from the fever for several days, he ordered physicians of the Greek, Syrian, and other nations noted for skill in diseases to be called and insisted that they give him some purgative remedy.

Incorrectly believing the French to be five days ahead rather than two, Nelson insisted on a direct route to Alexandria without deviation.

Despite vocal opposition from Contre-Admiral Armand Blanquet, who insisted that the fleet would be best able to respond in open water, the rest of the captains agreed that anchoring in a line of battle inside the bay presented the strongest tactic for confronting Nelson.

Guderian insisted in 1933 to the high command that every tank in the German armoured force must be equipped with radio.

Behaviorism insisted on working only with what can be seen or manipulated and in the early views of John B. Watson, a founder of the field, nothing was inferred as to the nature of the entity that produced the behavior.

O ' Higgins insisted on supporting that campaign because he realized that Chilean independence would not be secure until the Spaniards were routed from the Andean core of the empire.

Peter, however, cannot be accused of ambition or the lust of power when a monastic superior, any more than when he insisted on divesting himself of the Papacy, to which he was subsequently raised.

Monet had insisted that the occasion be simple ; thus only about fifty people attended the ceremony.

When her friend Margaret Bush-Brown insisted that Les Derniers was good enough to be exhibited at the famed Paris Salon, Beaux relented and sent the painting abroad in the care of her friend, who managed to get the painting into the exhibition.

As a freshman, he injured his knee and developed a leg infection which extended into his groin and which his doctor diagnosed as life threatening ; the doctor insisted that the leg be amputated but Dwight refused to allow it, and miraculously recovered, though he had to repeat his freshman year.

Gen. Montgomery insisted priority be given to his 21st Army Group's attack being made in the north, while Gens.

Bradley ( U. S. 12th Army Group ), Patton ( U. S. Third Army ) and Devers ( U. S. Sixth Army ) insisted they be given priority in the south and near Paris.

The same year, Douglas approached the Dade County School Board and insisted that the Biscayne Nature Center, which had been housed in hot dog stands, needed a building of its own.

Many special duties of the Christian life are also insisted upon as the fitting evidence of the Christian character.

Henderson stated that the terms of the German " final offer " were very reasonable, but argued that Ribbentrop's time limit for Polish acceptance of the " final offer " was most unreasonable, and furthermore, demanded to know why Ribbentrop insisted upon seeing a special Polish plenipotentiary and could not present the " final offer " to Józef Lipski or provide a written copy of the " final offer ".

The United Kingdom insisted on special status as a longstanding belligerent during the war, concerned that if it were treated equally with the devastated continental powers it would receive virtually no aid.

It separated from Malaysia in 1965 after the federal Malaysian government insisted on giving special privileges to the Malays as part of their " birthright " as an " indigenous " people ( the majority, 76 %, of the island's population are Chinese ).

Some had attempted a rule of four, but Johann Jakob Kaup ( 1803-1873 ) insisted that the number five was special noting that other natural entities such as the senses also came in fives.

The TJC insisted that special legislation was needed to protect them.

" Opposing political parties, mainly the Popular Democratic Party ( PDP ), insisted that the investigations were just cover-ups and demanded that a special independent prosecutor be assigned to investigate.

Shankly deplored long distance running on roads and insisted that, apart from warm-up exercises or any special exercises needed to overcome injuries, the players trained on grass using a ball.

While the Rhondda Barony died with him, the title of Viscount Rhondda passed to his daughter by special remainder, something Thomas had insisted on when he was offered the honour.

He insisted that this search is caused by the cultural environment, which demands conformity of individuals as it simultaneously places within them the desire to be special – the achievement of enlightenment thus viewed as a crowning expression of an individual's " specialness " and uniqueness.

In 1569, when Royal Prussia's estates ( German:, Polish: ) agreed to incorporate the region into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by way of a real union, the city insisted on preserving its special status within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, went through the costly Siege of Danzig in 1577 in order to preserve special privileges, and subsequently insisted on negotiating its issues by sending emissaries directly to the Polish king.

However, that same contamination saved the ship when Myria insisted on joining her husband into battle and convinced him to strike a special target on the battlepods that left it crippled, but otherwise intact with its life support system functional.

Cynthia Ann Humes, associate professor of Philosophy / Religious Studies with a special interest in Hindu culture, wrote in 2005 that the Maharishi insisted on maintaining the purity of his teachings.

They insisted that he abide by all their terms and by all the laws of Yaroslav the Wise ; he also had to cancel the zaboshnitse ( a special tax levied on churches which also served as warehouses ), and to stop appointing his judges in the Novgorodian lands.

As European military and technological power began to be felt in 19th century Iran, Westerns insisted on special treatment in Iranian courts.

He had gone back to Cairo after the Battle of Tel al-Kebir, had consented to the reforms insisted upon by Britain, and had assumed the position of a constitutional ruler under the guidance of Lord Dufferin, the British special commissioner.

The Western Allies insisted on the special status of Berlin, which is why the Bundestag MPs from West Berlin were not entitled to vote.

Pierce designed a special color greasepaint for Bela Lugosi for his vampire character, but apparently the actor insisted in applying his own makeup.

Jag Tanna ad-libbed the name I Mother Earth and has always insisted it has no special meaning.

Brazil has emphasized reductions in trade-distorting domestic subsidies, especially by the United States ( some of which it successfully challenged in the WTO U. S .- Brazil cotton dispute ), while India has insisted on a large number of special products that would not be exposed to wider market opening.

Al-Biruni, who still had access to the full text, commented that it was a " gospel of a special kind ", unlike any of the gospels of the Christians, and that the Manichaeans insisted that theirs was the only true gospel, and that the various gospels of the Christians misrepresented the truth about the Messiah.