Therefore, they insist, normal trade rules must apply.
Democrats, who are in favour of net-neutrality rules, insist regulation is needed to prevent network operators discriminating in favour of their own services.
Rules are rules, she insists, even rules limiting the ability to protest.
It has been one of our better British traditions that we despise jobsworths who insist that "rules are rules" even when common sense suggests some flexibility is in order.
Brussels sources disagreed, insisting EU rules required that customers be informed of seller details before making a purchase.
John Cook called out the two candidates for being cowards for insisting on rules that turned potentially important, potentially charged face-to-face arguments between two men who disagree violently on a lot of stuff into toothless joint press conferences.
One cannot insist on rules where the rules are being so clearly torn up.
The Senate started this session by tweaking its rules on the filibuster, but Kerry insisted the rules aren't the problem -- it's the craven ambition of the lawmakers who make up its members.
They insisted the rules were tough enough to prevent accidents.
Sarkozy and Berlusconi insisted the rules be changed to allow more restrictions on freedom of travel.
