As I had expected, he insisted that my visits to the hall would do nothing to further the process of my application.

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.

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

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.

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.

Alfred, according to Asser, insisted upon reviewing contested judgments made by his ealdormen and reeves, and " would carefully look into nearly all the judgements which were passed in his absence anywhere in the realm, to see whether they were just or unjust.

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.

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.

Because Frances and Elsie insisted that the fairies would not show themselves if others were watching, Elsie's mother was persuaded to visit her sister's for tea, leaving the girls alone.

The official insisted that the establishment of a marine park — the world's largest — would in no way impinge on USG use of the BIOT, including Diego Garcia, for military purposes.

Ball insisted on Arnaz playing her on-air spouse so the two would be able to spend more time together.

Sapir insisted that the discipline of linguistics was of integral importance for ethnographic description, arguing that just as nobody would dream of discussing the history of the Catholic Church without knowing Latin or study German folksongs without knowing German, so it made little sense to approach the study of Indigenous folklore without knowledge of the indigenous languages.

King Philip II of France claimed that certain properties in Normandy belonged to his half-sister, Margaret of France, widow of the young Henry, but Henry insisted that they had once belonged to Eleanor and would revert to her upon her son's death.

This National Socialism was opposed to capitalism because of the components that were against " the national interest " of Germany, but insisted that National Socialism would strive for greater efficiency in the economy.

Before the IBM representatives would explain the purpose of their visit, they insisted that Dorothy sign a non-disclosure agreement.

British policy makers insisted that would be a catastrophe for British security.

" According to Allen "... it is reasonable to assume that John Paul I would not have insisted upon the negative judgment in Humanae Vitae as aggressively and publicly as John Paul II did, and probably would not have treated it as a quasi-infallible teaching.

In January 2009, Morgan Tsvangirai announced that he would do as the leaders across Africa had insisted and join a coalition government as prime minister with his nemesis, President Robert Mugabe.

On July 25, 1961, Kennedy insisted in a presidential address that the U. S. would defend West Berlin, asserting its Four-Power rights, while making it clear that challenging the Soviet presence in Germany was not possible.

It was arguably responsible for the split between Microsoft and IBM, since IBM insisted that OS / 2, originally a joint venture between IBM and Microsoft, would run on a 286 ( and in text mode ).

He feared his father would curse him as soon as he felt him, but Rebekah offered to take the curse herself, then insisted that Jacob obey her.

Taylor insisted that he would resign only if American peacekeeping troops were deployed to Liberia.

The British insisted Abdur Rahman accept sovereignty over this remote region where unruly Kyrgyz held sway, he had no choice but to accept Britain's compromise.

The great men of the court insisted that one or the other of the brothers must accept the throne ; but in the end, Ōka proved to be more adamant.

Henry insisted that Mary recognise him as head of the Church of England, repudiate papal authority, acknowledge that the marriage between her parents was unlawful, and accept her own illegitimacy.

This plan was criticized by the press, the fans and the players it was intended to honor, and Satchel Paige himself insisted that he would not accept anything less than full-fledged induction into the Hall of Fame.

When James II fled at the Glorious Revolution, William refused to accept the title of king consort ( which Philip II of Spain had been granted under Queen Mary I in the 1550s ) and insisted on being named King in his own right.

Proposals for reunification were not actively floated in Taiwan and the issue remained moot under President Chen Shui-bian, who refused to accept talks under the pre-conditions insisted on by Beijing until 2008 with the presidential election of Ma Ying-Jeou, agreeing to the One China policy and stating the official government of the Chinese state is the Republic of China.

The story, that York insisted on Gary Cooper for the title role, derives from the fact that producer Jesse L. Lasky recruited Cooper by writing a plea that he accept the role and then signed York's name to the telegram.

Writers like those of Serapion Brothers group, who insisted on the right of an author to write independently of political ideology, were forced by authorities to reject their views and accept Socialist realism principles.

According to one account, the talks began to break down after the United States insisted on more intrusive verification measures than North Korea was prepared to accept.

The Russian negotiators, however, refused to accept this offer and instead insisted that everybody be released,

Fogerty insisted they accept the new arrangement, or he would quit the band.

Canada agreed to accept most of the costs of the plan but in return insisted British pronouncement that air training would be Canada's primary war effort.

The U. S. government, however, did not accept this recommendation and insisted that Rundstedt, Manstein, Brauchitsch and General Rudolf Strauss ( an Army commander on the Russian front in 1941 ) should stand trial.

However, Henri insisted that he would only accept the crown on condition that France abandon its tricolour flag and return to the use of the white fleur de lys flag.

At first he attempted Véron to accept the opéra-comique Le portefaix to a libretto by Scribe, which he had been contracted to compose in early 1831 ; but Véron insisted on a full five act piece.

Later, when Akiva arrived to discharge his indebtedness, the matrona not only refused to accept the money, but insisted upon Akiva's receiving a large share of what the sea had brought to her ( Commentaries to Ned.

The French insisted the Mandate was not ' inconsistent ' with Syrian self-government ; Syrians were eventually forced to accept the inevitability of the French Mandate, when King Faisal left the country under French pressure in July 1920 after Great Britain withdrew support for his rule in the face of French claims.

Although willing to accept the negotiated settlement, Peru and Bolivia insisted that Chile withdraw its forces from all occupied lands as a precondition for discussing peace.

Black insisted, and Burnham was forced to accept the addition, despite the interruption of the design's symmetry.

After the battle of Ruapekapeka Kawiti and Heke were persuaded to end the rebellion by Tāmati Wāka Nene, who in turn insisted that the British accept the terms of Kawiti and Heke that they were to be unconditionally pardoned for their rebellion.

He resigned from the Senate and enlisted as a private in the South Carolina Militia ; however, the governor of South Carolina insisted that Hampton accept a colonel's commission, even though he had no military experience at all.

In reality, Friedrich Wilhelm insisted in the principle of the Divine Right of Kings and thus did not want to accept a crown touched by " the hussy smell of revolution ".

Even though McNamara confessed no experience in defense, Kennedy insisted he accept the position.