I tried," my secretary responded, "but the party insisted on talking to you directly.

Several parties have been insisting that their leader become the coalition candidate.

"If the parties insist on remaining captive to their fringe elements, there will be a third party."

But in politics a party may insist on having rights while in fact not exercising them.

National security is everybody's business but one party insists on making claims that are contrary to facts before the war and after.

Or the parties, if they did what they're supposed to do, could insist on nominating their best people at conventions.

The party does want all immigration halted, but insists that jobs, not skin color, is the issue.

Equally, if a new treaty is required, then his party would insist on a referendum.

All parties insisted that the retirement age must not be lowered from 63.

The religious parties have insisted they have no connections to the militants.