Sentence examples for had been resisted from inspiring English sources

This move had been resisted by the previous administration.

The second would be the degree of temptation that had been resisted by the author.

For years, payroll reductions there had been resisted more firmly than reform in Detroit.

For Mrs. Clinton, visiting Mr. Sharpton carried definite political risks, and had been resisted by some of her advisers.

The apology to Turkey for the May 2010 incident had been resisted by Israel until now, despite pressure from the international community.

Laidlaw's appointment to head the inquiry had been resisted in October by Labour, whose shadow transport secretary, Maria Eagle, described it as "scandalous", demanding a "truly independent figure".

The men had been resisting extradition for many years.

Until lately, this city, like Baltimore and Washington, had been resisting some of the national drop in crime.

J. P. Stevens, based in North Carolina, had been resisting union organizers since 1963.

The receiver, who missed last week's minicamp, had been resisting having the surgery, perhaps because he wanted his contract reworked.

Party insiders said last year that Mr. Bo had been resisting interrogators as they tried to build a case against him.