Sentence examples for resist efforts from inspiring English sources

"They would clearly resist efforts to be protectionist.

But aides said he would adamantly resist efforts to repeal it.

Belgium will resist efforts to break the link between earnings and inflation.

But those sports have competing teams, and labor unions that resist efforts to limit pay.

He would resist efforts to water down central provisions of the USA Patriot Act.

Settlers have filed legal appeals and say they will resist efforts to take down the outposts.

The leader of his Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, is sure to resist efforts to weaken the food-security law.

But not every director facing a tough controversy "does the right thing"; sometimes, a director will resist efforts to resign.

"Batons are drawn and heads are broken as the anti-fascist demonstrators resist efforts to disperse them," ran the commentary.

Of course, Mr. Dehecq may be able to resist efforts to change his company's nimble research culture.

Nonetheless, Mr. Bloomberg continued to resist efforts by some handlers to make him more scripted and to stay on message.