Sentence examples for has resisted adding from inspiring English sources

His prices are higher than those of his competitors because Mr. Dixon has resisted adding a mini-mart.

But the administration, which has resisted adding to the inmate population there, said Iraqis would not consent to transferring anyone there.

The Red Cross has resisted adding new national or religious symbols, insisting that each new member adopt the red cross or crescent.

My own household, having tried goldfish, has resisted adding another pet to the family, but we're increasingly alone in this – everyone seems to have a cat or a dog (or a rabbit).

But within the administration, the Guantánamo option has been seen as unacceptable — not only because Mr. Obama has resisted adding to the detainee population there and still hopes to close the prison, but also because the facility is anathema in the Middle East and Mr. Maliki would not approve sending someone there, one official said.

It is a major reason why he has resisted adding other writers and editors to his site.

But some old-guard broadcasters have resisted adding obscure percentages and acronyms to their banter and game descriptions.

Some cable operators have resisted adding Oxygen to their lineups because of the financial terms Ms. Laybourne set for them to accept Oxygen programming.

But Cheney's loyalty to Rumsfeld didn't stop Cheney from being a key behind-the-scenes player in encouraging George Bush to order the surge of troops to Iraq at the end of 2006 — after Rumsfeld had resisted adding troops for years.

At all events, I found myself grateful to Mrs. Tooley for having resisted adding her own gray head to that ocean of gray heads in the William J. Foley Project, and one warm spring day I started up Montgomery Street to look for her rooming house.

Theme parks may have resisted adding metal detectors because they don't want customers to think about being vulnerable to gun violence or terrorism, said Martin Lewison, a theme park expert and business management professor at Farmingdale State College in New York.