Several families have returned to the ruins anyway, defiantly insisting on staying in their charred, stinking homes.

"There is no other way," MacDonald insisted defiantly.

In much of Chicago, they don't count for much any more, and one Kaszak worker insisted defiantly that "signs don't vote."

On Thursday Mo'Nique spent much of the night talking about her big body, defiantly insisting upon her own sexiness.

KPMG defiantly insisted it had done nothing wrong and defended its actions at a contentious Senate hearing.

"And me," Lori insisted defiantly.

"The war in Lebanon was a war of salvation," he insisted defiantly.

But Israeli military and Government leaders defiantly insisted that they had had no choice but to press the fight in parallel with the diplomatic efforts.

Hughes opened the conference by defiantly insisting on the treaty's immediate renewal.

Iran defiantly insisted on Saturday it would never give up its nuclear fuel programme, despite the international outcry.