Example sentences of "[noun] insists [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Lang insists that a final blueprint has yet to be prepared . |
| 2 | Thus the law insists that a director who wishes to enter into a transaction where there is any possibility of a conflict between his own interest and his duty to act in the best interests of the company must disclose the transaction to the shareholders in general meeting and obtain their consent to it . |
| 3 | Accordingly the law insists that a former employee can not be prevented from turning to his own account his professional skill and knowledge even though it may have been acquired whilst in employment and at the employer 's expense . |
| 4 | Nine goals from the 16 games would not seem a problem for most front men , but Sheffield Wednesday 's master finisher insists that a goal is overdue . |
| 5 | Butler insists that a particular passion , like that for some particular food , say an apple pie , is not directed at self at all , but at some external object , such as the pie . |
| 6 | The negative claim insists that a judge may not appeal to the law 's warrant for his decision when he can not show that conventions force him to do what he does , because the ideal is corrupted by any suggestion that past political decisions can yield rights and duties other than those dictated by convention . |
| 7 | But although devastating historical judgements such as these can be found in abundance amidst the speculations of the ‘ law-and-order ’ movement , the urgency of Britain 's contemporary predicament insists that a much more abbreviated timescale is often used to describe the rapidity of the descent into lawlessness . |
| 8 | Professor J. P. Payne of the Department of Anaesthetics at the Royal College of Surgeons insists that a research nurse should always be present when tests are carried out on a patient . |
| 9 | Now , in a letter dismissing his appeal , the DoE inspector insists that a close relationship exists between the hall and the gateway . |
| 10 | The Law Society insists that a solicitor 's undertaking is near absolute , and must be honoured . |
| 11 | The Government insists that a promise of secrecy given to manufacturers prevents it telling 8 million microwave owners exactly what may be wrong with their machines . |
| 12 | The company insists that a takeover would give it only 22 per cent of the total market for white and brown goods — everything from washing machines and fridges to video recorders and hi-fi — and small electrical appliances . |