Another wrinkle is that the UK Treasury has also chosen to set 2011 as the base year for calculating the "frozen" budget - not 2013, which might seem more natural and would allow a larger number than the 886bn euros the Treasury has been insisting on.

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Sure, this is just how certain markets and territories work: but Apple has been aggressive in insisting on higher subsidies than other handset makers.

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In devising the European bailout programmes, it has been the European Commission and the governments that have been insisting on the toughest terms.

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An already frustrated workforce will become even more angry, and likely take out their frustration on a Republican Party that has been insisting deficit reduction should be the nation's short-term goal, rather than stimulating the economy.

CNN: If spending is cut, GOP will get the blame

As a leading and influential institutional investor, Standard Life has been at the forefront in scrutinising senior executive pay, insisting on more openness in company accounts and clearer links to performance.

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Insisting on the latter way of thinking has always been at the root of hardware and system development at Nintendo.

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"The NYPD has now apparently recognized the need for one piece of the necessary reform we've been insisting on for years and specifically requested in this case, " said the organization's legal director, Baher Azmy, in the release.

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The building of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land has been the major stumbling block in the peace process, with Palestinians long insisting it must stop completely before stalled talks can restart.

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