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But pockets of fierce opposition remain.
The Liberal Democrat-controlled council has given the go-ahead for the Kunskapsskolan organisation to take over from next September: a decision that's stirred up local controversy and pockets of fierce opposition, much aimed at the liberal, "personalised" education methods that will be central to the schools' new identities.
As such tactics spread on both sides, fears are growing throughout the region that Bolivia's crisis could produce, if not civil war, then pockets of fierce conflict across its rebellious tropical lowlands, which are an important source of natural gas and food for neighboring countries.
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But here, there are fierce pockets of resistance.
Military spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said Tuesday that the progress had been slower than expected, as around 100 militants (made up of local and foreign fighters) sheltered in built-up downtown precincts, offering fierce pockets of resistance and using locals as human shields.
Iraqi soldiers continued to face stiff resistance by Islamic State fighters in several pockets, and their hold on Ramadi — achieved after a week of fierce fighting with help from American jets that pounded enemy positions — remained tenuous.
Other American and British forces fought fierce battles against determined pockets of Iraqis left behind in the advance.
While there was fierce opposition from isolated pockets of resistance, the response to the snow was outright capitulation in some quarters.
With pockets of Iraqi forces continuing to put up fierce resistance around the port city of Basra, Special Operations commanders sent one of the Air Force's most secret aircraft into battle.
It may take a bit longer to tell if the Taliban there have entirely given up, or if pockets of resistance endure, especially from the notably fierce non-Afghan contingent.
