Sentence examples for may be resisted from inspiring English sources

Fortune may be resisted by human beings, but only in those circumstances where "virtù and wisdom" have already prepared for her inevitable arrival.

This kiss may be resisted.

These forces may be resisted, but they will not be stopped.

Although the effects of climate change may be resisted through intensive management of invasive species, herbivores, and disturbance regimes, conservation practices need to shift to facilitation and resilience.

It is a matter of judgment as to what entity has the right to do this, and how vigorously it may be resisted.

But in a future electronic world, there will be a ghastly contingency about the written word, and we have to begin thinking – now! – about how this may be resisted.

They may be resisting because of a lack of understanding, or physical control, or both.

My hardest job today may be resisting making jokes about "The Impossible Dream".

But the precarious situation in Baghdad was underlined by reports that Maliki had increased security forces on the streets and may be resisting efforts to oust him.

Perhaps the city may be resisting any assessment of its own performance as well as intrusion into the private pain of the victims and their families.

The ECB may be resisting calls to flood Greek banks with money, but it differs with Germany over quantitative easing and fiscal policy.