Sentence examples for resist for a from inspiring English sources

Different requirements for the mixture were that it should be free of clusters of fibers, that the steel wool should resist for a prolonged time, without corroding and without losing mechanical resistances, under water exposition and under salt water exposition, that the mixture should be heatable and that materials should be mixed in less than 3.5 min.

The universities allowed the contractors to resist for a while, because the industry without the union is one of cutthroat lowball bidding down to minimum wage".

He zooms in — he can't resist — for a closer look: "Old blood and chunks so black it could be road tar.

He'd resist for a while, then throw on some more wood before marching upstairs to change into his bathing suit, which he'd wear for the rest of the evening.

"Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states can resist for a while," said Simon Wardell, energy expert at Global Insight.

One might resist (for a clear and interesting discussion that is critical, see Everett 2005, pp. 125 38; see also Shieh 2001, pp. 379 80).

"There was no resistance," Commander Ali said twice, later amending this to, "They resisted for a long time".

When I managed to grab the cane she resisted for a moment before letting it go.

It was expensive, so I resisted for a few days before going back and buying it.

French troops resisted for a month, but Damascus was occupied on June 21, and hostilities ceased at midnight on July 11 12.

A handful of lawmakers from both parties were skeptical of the approach and resisted for a few hours.