A week after Teoh's death, his family vigorously insisted there was no possibility he had killed himself: "Teoh was joyful and had no problems at work.

They insisted vigorously that there was no good news on their beats, and that even if there had been, they had too many important stories to write to bother with fluff.

The city vigorously insists that workfare workers are not employees and, therefore, do not qualify for laws guaranteeing payment of prevailing wages, the right to organize, or health and safety protections.

And he vigorously insisted that he had done nothing wrong.

Defending his decision not to leave Germany, the courtly conductor vigorously insists that art is a higher calling and should be divorced from politics.

'Oh no, I want happiness, you'd better leave me with happiness,' Oleg insisted vigorously.

One Getty's trustee, the Italian art historian Federico Zeri, vigorously insisted that it was a fake.

We do, however, have some very clear rules, and we must insist vigorously on their observance.

Commissioner, the European External Action Service must insist vigorously that these human rights are upheld.

"No way," she insisted vigorously.