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.

He `` legitimized '' Paula for Lilian Steichen, and it was Paula who insisted on Carl for Charles.

When Breasted insisted that this was impossible for him, Lewis decided to go abroad.

But Mother insisted, for it is seldom indeed that anyone remotely connected with the cinema is ever received in their exclusive midsts.

Shortly after the beginning of Sherman's Georgia campaign, an ailing Yank wrote his homefolk: `` the surgeon insisted on sending me to the hospital for treatment.

Parker insisted that the size of the record would have been drastically reduced but for an unavoidable duplication of testimony.

And when the stranger found out that Phil was on the way to one of his favorite bars, he insisted on offering to buy drinks for both of them.

Berger insisted that `` we know enough to sue for the full amount ''.

Lincoln insisted the moral foundation of the Republicans required opposition to slavery, and rejected any " groping for some middle ground between the right and the wrong ".

Lincoln insisted on holding some of McClellan's troops in defense of the capital ; McClellan, who consistently overestimated the strength of Confederate troops, blamed this decision for the ultimate failure of the Peninsula Campaign.

Schweitzer, who insisted that the score should show Bach's notation with no additional markings, wrote the commentaries for the Preludes and Fugues, and Widor those for the Sonatas and Concertos: six volumes were published in 1912 – 14.

In his first term in the House, he soon articulated his own brand of Jeffersonian – Jacksonian principles he would steadfastly promote throughout most of his political career ; he advocated for the interests of the poor, while maintaining an anti-abolitionist stance, insisted on limited spending by the government and opposed protective tariffs.

Although practical for the desert dust, the Almoravids insisted on wearing the veil everywhere, as a badge of " foreignness " in urban settings, partly as a way of emphasizing their puritan credentials.

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.

Spencer insisted people should resist for the benefit of collective humanity as these severe fate singles out the weak, debauched, and disabled.

: Alexander insisted on the need for strategic reasoning because kinesthetic sensory awareness is a relative sense, not a truthful indicator of factual bodily relationship in space.

" In a speech given to the Norwegian Women's Rights League in 1898, Ibsen insisted that he " must disclaim the honor of having consciously worked for the women's rights movement ," since he wrote " without any conscious thought of making propaganda ," his task having been " the description of humanity.

During this period he instituted a regime of continuous training and insisted on high levels of physical fitness for both officers and other ranks.

" Additionally, Tallard had insisted on besieging the little town of Villingen for six days ( 16 – 22 July ), but abandoned the enterprise on discovering the approach of Eugene.

Despite Orkney ’ s protestations, Cadogan insisted on compliance and, reluctantly, Orkney gave the word for his troops to fall back to their original positions on the edge of the plateau of Jandrenouille.

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.

His associate Geoffroi de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy, followed de Molay's example and insisted on his innocence.

For example, he insisted that all Soviet defectors who managed to escape across the border to Finland were to be forcibly repatriated.

For example, one rumor insisted the boy was the illegitimate son of a notaire abandoned at a young age because he was mute.

For example, when Alfred Shaw's benefit match in 1879 was ruined by rain, Grace insisted on donating to Shaw the proceeds of another match that had been arranged to support Grace's own testimonial fund.

* High relief and low relief illustrations of the Aten show it with a curved surface ( see for example the photograph illustrating this article ), therefore, the late scholar Hugh Nibley insisted that a more correct translation would be globe, orb or sphere, rather than disk.

Most of the RCC, including Naguib, insisted on making an example of the riot's two ringleaders by executing them, but Nasser firmly opposed this.

He insisted that psychological techniques should always be tried first, for example " even where a violent and destructive maniac could be calmed by a single dose of an antispasmodic referred to opium, observation teaches that in a great number of cases, one can obtain a sure and permanent cure by the sole method of expectation, leaving the insane man to his tumultuous excitement ... ... and seeing, again and again, the unexpected resources of nature left to itself or wisely guided, has rendered me more and more cautious with regard to the use of medications, which I no longer employ — except when the insufficiencies of psychological means have been proven.

The FBI, for example, under the control of Donovan's rival J. Edgar Hoover, insisted on retaining its autonomy in South America.

As an example, Grimes withdrew from the squad after Edwards insisted he remove his " locomotive driver's hat " in training.

The Bull was opposed by Michael and his party, who claimed that in adopting the strict poverty upon which Michael had insisted in his letters, they were following the example and teaching of Christ and the Apostles.

In an extreme example, the Inspector insisted that a station be regraded before he would allow it to open.

Since federal funds had been used to produce the show, more segments of the population insisted upon being represented on Sesame Street ; for example, the show was criticized by Hispanic groups for the lack of Latino characters in the early years of production.

An example cited was the 1961 school aid debacle when McCormack insisted that church schools should share in a federal aid program.

Collins tried to negotiate a compromise between the pro-and anti-Treaty factions-for example, by proposing a constitution containing no references to the King-but the British insisted on strict adherence to the Treaty settlement.

For example, she insisted that questions from the foreign legations in Addis Ababa be directed to her, not to Tessema.

For example, on June 15 they tried to see Seward together regarding the proclamation of neutrality, but Seward insisted that he meet with them separately.

For example, Ramesh Sippy insisted that the tune of the traditional Cyprus song Say You Love Me ( arranged and sung by Demis Roussos ) be used for Mehbooba Mehbooba ( Sholay, 1975 ), and Nasir Hussain wanted to use ABBA's Mamma Mia for Mil gaya hum ko sathi.

Alex was the family's Rock of Gibraltar, but often found himself in situations that tested his patience: in one episode for example, Donna volunteered him as the judge of a baby contest, and, in another episode, Mary insisted her gawky, geeky boyfriend was the spitting image of her father.

Campbell required his authors to avoid simplistic horror fiction and insisted that the fantasy elements in a story be developed logically: for example, Jack Williamson's " Darker Than You Think " describes a world in which there is a scientific explanation for the existence of werewolves.

Annotations by Peter Zumthor on his design concept and the building process elucidate the structure ’ s symbiotic relationship to its natural surroundings, revealing, for example, why he insisted on using locally quarried stone.

They insisted, for example, that ae be written out in full wherever it occurred in classical Latin ; medieval scribes often wrote e instead of ae.

For example, the Church has habitually insisted that loans be forgiven on many occasions, particularly during Jubilee years.

Evreinov insisted that everything around us is " theatre " and that nature is full of theatrical conventions, for example, desert flowers mimicking stones, mice feigning death in order to escape cats ' claws, and the complicated dances of some birds.