resistance

Example Sentences

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There should be some sense of whether Fed officials worried about inflation are feeling an entrenched resistance to change their beliefs.

From MarketWatch

Robinson in particular has presented himself as homegrown resistance to "Islamic extremism".

From Barron's

Such views are spreading widely among economists in China but haven’t become official doctrine, and resistance to strengthening the yuan quickly remains high in Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the resistance did not last long and his influence quickly grew.

From BBC

The military has been fighting on several fronts, against both armed resistance groups who oppose the coup, as well as ethnic armies which have their own militias.

From BBC