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Even some Sunni Arab tribal leaders who initially led resistance against the Shiite-led government in Baghdad are now seeking to strike a conciliatory tone toward other sects and ethnic groups.

Britain, which is making vast reductions in public spending, has led resistance to big increases in the E.U. budget.

Sir Rex Hunt, the governor of the Falkland Islands who led resistance to Argentinian forces during the 1982 invasion, has died at the age of 86.

Panetta issued a clear and yet unspoken challenge to the Republican majority in the House of Representatives that has led resistance to the administration's budget plans.

"Afrikaners, whites should support the A.N.C.," Mr. Botha, 68, told the country in a series of newspaper, television and radio interviews about his plans to join the party that had led resistance to apartheid.

Maynard is a Trawlwoolway man and descendant of Mannalargenna, a leader of the north-east Tasmanian Indigenous peoples, who led resistance against British soldiers in the early 19th century.

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One group of protesters wore red ribbons emblazoned "Resist," while another led a "resistance dance party" near the venue.

But French diplomats, who had led the resistance to the American demands, said they were satisfied.

Chairman Gerald Corbett led the resistance against CVC, insisting the offers "fundamentally undervalued" Betfair.

It was the Sunni landowning notables who led the resistance to the French.