Baghdad insists home countries ship food to their own citizens, without U.N. monitoring.

"Who insisted on sitting in my lap, without invitation, then ate my socks."

The newspaper I read on the plane insisted that without a formal introduction no tailor would make me a suit.

Some were acceptable, if you insist on cookies without fat and need a sweet fix.

First, those firms with in-house architects, which insist on a standard formula without consideration of local conditions.

A local hero, he insisted on living without drink or drugs, refusing even the spice melange that was so popular across the League.

"I stay," the barbarian insisted without the slightest tremor of fear in his voice.

Trelford insists the decision "was entirely my own idea," without any proprietorial prodding.

The foundation said in a statement in May that he has been "insisting without any proof other than his own belief."