Sentence examples for resist occupying from inspiring English sources

Seven G.I.'s were wounded today in three violent episodes in northern and central Iraq, and Middle Eastern television stations broadcast a new audiotape in which a voice supposedly that of Saddam Hussein urged Iraqis to resist occupying forces.

This is why my parents forced Tagore upon me throughout my childhood: because Tagore was the soundtrack of their revolution; because they had heard him broadcast over the Free Bangladesh radio while they resisted the occupying army.

Like the last village in Gaul that resists the occupying forces of the Romans, there will always be a group of smokers who do so not only because it can relax one wonderfully (think of all the soldiers who smoke) but precisely because it enrages an enormous number of busybodies.

Saddam Hussein's voice was heard again when Arab satellite TV stations played tapes, reckoned to be authentic though the time of recording was unknown, calling on Iraqis to resist the occupying powers.

Whenever you feel that urge to play, resist it by occupying your hands with something else.

Lebanon holds up Hezbollah as a legitimate force to resist Israel, which occupies a scrap of land bordering the Golan Heights that Lebanon claims.

The Soviets were also unable to conquer this mountainous land when faced by the tenacity of the Afghans, who have had an exemplary track record of resisting and defeating occupying powers.

Yet many of the captured Iraqis said they were defending their communities by resisting the occupying forces.

The group, who call themselves the Really Free School are thought to have got inside the house over the weekend and have hung banners in windows reading "occupy", "resist" and "strike".

The protesters began shouting "Strike, occupy and resist" over the bailiff, but he carried on in his relentless quest to kill the buzz, screaming, "You will be arrested for trespassing!" That's when metal bridges were hoisted over the stream and anyone wearing a fluorescent jacket started to make their way across, manhandling protesters who were trying to block them off. .

The mood was festive — even the most jaded partygoer can't resist the pleasure of illicitly occupying an unused space at night.