It seemed 10 days or so ago that Republican officeholders were more intense in their insistence that Governor Bush had been elected and you ought to drop out than the reverse.
The differences between the two records say plenty about the shift in Fogerty's own career: once an intense perfectionist whose insistence on doing it all himself could make his music sound airless and robotic, he has evolved into a more relaxed and inclusive artist.
In her insistence that intense life experiences must happen outside of the workplace in order to count, Gerhart is perpetuating the work vs. life dichotomy that is so commonplace (as illustrated, for example, in the Shriver Report).
There's the James Cameron-esque insistence on innovation and intense production; the room that reads like an art installation by Olafur Eliasson; cuisine that puts Pairet in the company of the best chefs on earth.
By the 1970s Lincoln had become a hero to political conservatives for his intense nationalism, support for business, his insistence on stopping the spread of human bondage, his acting in terms of Lockean and Burkean principles on behalf of both liberty and tradition, and his devotion to the principles of the Founding Fathers.
And while Con Ed would entertain a buyer, Mr. McGrath said, any takeover would face serious hurdles, from intense regulatory scrutiny to Con Ed's insistence on getting the right price.
"Speaking to ex-players that have performed well for England it's a pretty consistent theme, which is resilience under pressure," said Glenn, whose insistence that media pressure is more intense than in South America or even other parts of Europe is, nonetheless, highly contentious.
Stanislavsky's insistence on historical accuracy, exact realism, and intense psychological preparation by his actors led to a string of successful productions from the beginning of the century into the 1930s.
The intense two-day shooting schedule challenged Morgan, as did Webb's insistence that they speak in a flat monotone so they wouldn't appear to be emotionally involved with the other characters.
