While unsuccessful in saving the estate from demolition, each form of resistance and their interrelation succeeded in exposing the degree to which the regeneration of Elephant and Castle and its centrepiece demolition of the estate, was/is not in the 'public interest' and in discrediting the local authority's 'regeneration spin'.
The mayor's initial demolition plans met with resistance from preservationists and he had to negotiate with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which got him attention from coast to coast.
And the Christmas Day demolition of the Lakers proved that resistance is futile.
The municipality had originally come to destroy a neighbouring house, but when clashes broke out in resistance to the impending demolition the forces of the Jerusalem Municipality turned their sights on Maher's home, which had been built without a permit three years before. .
It used agents inside Nazi-occupied Europe, including Berlin; carried out counterpropaganda and disinformation activities; produced analytical reports for policy makers; and staged special operations (e.g., sabotage and demolition) behind enemy lines to support guerrillas and resistance fighters.
This much is clear: Republican leaders offered no effective resistance to the ideological and political demolition of their party.
His refusal to move became something of a cause célèbre in China, especially on social media networks, and he was seen as a symbol of resistance to government land grabs, illegal midnight demolitions and rapacious development.
It encountered little resistance, but was delayed by road clearance demolitions, mines and mud.
In Rio de Janeiro, the two-year resistance by indians, students and athletes avoided the demolition of the Celio de Barros Athletics Stadium, the Aldeia Maracana and the Julio Delamare Aquatic Center, all around the national pride Maracanã stadium.
As word of the threatened demolition spread near and far, a wave of private and public resistance gathered force, demanded time and put out petitions.
The demolition ball that began to wreck Princes Street finally met human resistance at the eastern end before it could turn the Café Royal into rubble.
