resistance

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This week, Mississippi's environmental regulator gave its green light to the gas generators at a site despite fierce local resistance.

From Barron's

But taking cash away from those schemes could impact the price of energy in the long term and are likely to meet resistance.

From BBC

WC-Co cemented carbides are essential for applications that demand strong resistance to wear and high hardness, including cutting and construction tools.

From Science Daily

"None of them appear to have any resistance to myrtle rust or any wild population which is not yet infected."

From Science Daily

We also see his own acts of resistance.

From BBC