Indeed, more than ever, North Dakota communities are determined to employ their fierce spirit to overcome these obstacles as they have others.
To side with America in such an obvious way, Mr Putin had to overcome fierce resistance from Russia's own senior military men.
They started the Tucson campus in 1998 and added the Scottsdale one recently.On both occasions they had to overcome fierce resistance, as anybody must who takes on America's unionised and sclerotic public-school system.
Without that pressure, Athens would likely never be able to overcome fierce resistance from public-sector unions, professionals, the wealthy and all of the special interests determined to keep doing business as usual.
OSAKA, JAPAN — The first women's World Judo Championships held in New York in 1980 was itself a victory for judo's female participants, who had overcome fierce opposition from officials and sectors of the public who believed it was inappropriate for women to partake in fighting sports.
Mr Rafsanjani has talked of privatising inefficient state firms but if he wins the presidency he will have to overcome fierce resistance from the clergy.Some Iranians, especially exiles, see in their countrymen signs of an unstoppable popular desire for liberty, and dream of a Ukrainian-style revolution to free their country from the mullahs' grip.
Hewlett-Packard Chief Carleton Fiorina had to overcome fierce opposition by Hewlett and Packard family members to her (apparently wise) 2002 buyout of Compaq.
The imminent prospect of a default on government bonds or a downgrade of the federal credit rating had not been enough to overcome the fierce dispute between Democrats and Republicans.
If rail officials are able to overcome the fierce opposition in Kings County and secure funds to continue with construction beyond the flatlands of the Central Valley, they'll face a similar fight on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Last summer, Mr. Frank overcame fierce opposition from Republican lawmakers and Wall Street lobbyists and remade the financial regulatory landscape.
