"But none of it's going to be possible if the president insists on his position, insists on 'my way or the highway.' " Mr. Boehner later released a statement saying: "As I've said many, many, many times: I oppose tax rate increases because tax rate increases cost American jobs.
The government immediately dismissed Greenpeace's position, insisting: "This is not a block to shale gas development in the UK".
Only Liz Kendall, who is seen as the Blairite candidate, backed Ms Harman's position, insisting Labour must realise the public's appetite for reforming welfare.
But the Palestinians also shifted their position, insisting that a settlement freeze must include East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank.
Instead, they have staked out a seemingly arbitrary position, insisting the government should not assume control of perilously weak big banks, even if only to restructure their finances.
Yet it has proven insufficient, as your final position insisted on Microsoft paying yet another $5 billion or more, or at least another $4 per share above our $33.00 offer.
But Ms. Martel Moore rebutted the school board's position, insisting that exempting the district would prevent any student from appealing to the State Division of Human Rights about any type of harassment, whether it was based on race, religion, sexual preference or disability.
In an interview last week, Dr. Cole stuck to her stated position, insisting she was focused solely on Montclair State, which is planning to expand from about 14,000 students to 18,000 within the next few years, and is developing a new higher education center, among other projects.
But in Charlotte he was in a familiar position: insisting to the press that the protests had not been as violent as the broadcast images had suggested, counselling young African-Americans that their anger was legitimate, staging press conferences to make demands that would not be heeded.
Lewis defended his position, insisting that it was the accelerating losses that caused the alarm, which were based on the losses earlier in the quarter.
