Actually, he nearly insists on forgiveness, making it seem quite possible that, even if he is sorry for his crimes, he retains a tendency toward manipulation that makes him, in a new way, a threat to others.
One recalls that F. Scott Fitzgerald very nearly insisted on giving "The Great Gatsby" the title "Trimalchio in West Egg," thereby referencing — over-referencing perhaps — a character in "Satyricon," the great first-century Roman novel of decadence, and making him one with a romantic hosting summer parties on Long Island.
Compounding the confusion, his lawyer "contradicted what he called false reports in Egypt's state-run media that the imprisoned former president had nearly died, insisting that Mr. Mubarak simply fell down in the prison bathroom," my colleagues David Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim report.
CAIRO — A new sense of political intrigue compounded the confusion over the health of Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday when one of his lawyers contradicted what he called false reports in Egypt's state-run media that the imprisoned former president had nearly died, insisting that Mr. Mubarak simply fell down in the prison bathroom.
The ultra-private "Scandal" star has been the subject of tabloid gossip for months about rumors insisting her nearly three-year marriage is on the rocks or is already over.
It was France, at the behest of its banks, that nearly a decade ago insisted on a carve-out from the rules on bank accounting when the European Union agreed to adopt international standards.
A dozen people in the television business were interviewed for this article, but nearly all insisted on anonymity either for legal reasons or for fear of retaliation by Mr. Olbermann or their employers.
Nearly all insist they have no desire to wade into partisan politics, but are genuinely alarmed by what they see as Mr. Trump's fundamental disregard for the rule of law and his impetuous approach to the nation's security.
In 1993, the devotees of a Calcutta-based guru Balak Brahmachari refused to cremate his body for nearly two months, insisting that he would recover from a "meditative trance".
The Reagan Administration held up U.S. approval of the debt refinancing operation for nearly two months, insisting on termination of the state of siege, a form of martial law, imposed by the Pinochet regime last November when there was an outbreak of terrorism.
Nearly every article about it insists it's something you have to keep up with once you start, and that people with sensitive skin should be cautious.
