resistant

Example Sentences

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But the center of gravity in the Senate remains resistant to change.

From Barron's

In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” Mr. Traub writes that “education theory is highly ideological, and thus subject to drastic change, while schools themselves are driven by pragmatic calculations that make them resistant to change.”

From The Wall Street Journal

If managers are resistant to AI, a technology that is clearly disrupting operations in many industries, how much room for growth do you think there is?

From MarketWatch

The military has long been resistant to policing American citizens, a role that is typically reserved for U.S. law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was quite resistant to going because I knew how busy it was going to be but they said that was my best course of action," she said.

From BBC