Heavy machinery crews have been working 24/7, utilities teams have been crossing rivers and hiking mountains in attempts to reconnect people, and villagers have, in the main, resisted waiting for others to clear away the debris and have instead been working hard trying to bring a sense of normality to their doorsteps.
They can sit back and resist and wait for a more opportune time depending on the balance between the push of the drive and how good their impulse control is.
The government's strategy, as far as one can infer from its actions, is to resist and wait for higher oil prices or a new big loan from China.
It's reassuring to know that if the developers do move in, there will be a small army of people waiting to resist them.
Martha would admonish us to resist the temptation of waiting to hear the beat before merging securely into its unfolding, or of "dancing to the music".
I resist the urge, while waiting in her room, to snoop, though I do notice that the pictures are rather gorgeous and that amongst the many treasures on her specially-built bookshelves, in addition to hardback editions of her own books, are handsome sets of Jane Austen and Proust.
If the first e-mail message intrigued, I would invite more, resisting overtures to meet, waiting to learn that we had everything short of "chemistry" going for us.
Mobile, as a platform, is so massive (and still growing), it has indirectly incapacitated other companies who resist it or who wait too long — and these emergent platforms listed above could be just as big.
Take advantage of "waiting time," and resist the temptation to pull out the electronics.
Hughes bore no entitlement complex and resisted an individualistic philosophy, patiently waiting his turn each time he was dropped from the national side and hoping with sincerity that those who replaced him did well.
They felt comfortable playing that role, they have the experience to know that even if the other team is playing well they can resist, defend, protect themselves, and wait for their chance.
