1.   The government insists that the dam will not harm the environment.

2.   The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts.

3.   The government insisted that it would not be blackmailed by violence.

4.   The government had insisted that the measures were crucial to the success of its anti-inflationary policy launched in March.

5.   However, the government insisted that the ritual was only an extension of the Niinamesai ceremony, and as such it was an integral element of Japanese culture.

6.   In the past the Irish government had insisted that it should be involved in talks between the parties from the start.

7.   In addition, the government insisted that until there was a ceasefire agreement, the current counterinsurgency operations would continue in every region where the guerrillas were active.

8.   The government insisted that it held no political prisoners.

9.   Although the party gets few votes, the government insists on the ban, which would bar the party from public advertising and state campaign funding.

10.   And another Indian band has threatened to block roads through its reserve in Quebec if the provincial government insists on collecting taxes on cigarettes sold there.