Greece's private creditors, which hold about 206 billion euros, or $265 billion, in Greek bonds, are resisting accepting a lower rate.
The official, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, told the Security Council that Sudan was resisting accepting specialized troops from non-African militaries that were critical to the mission, blocking support staff and materials from the area through bureaucratic maneuvers, and withholding needed land and permissions for the assignment of helicopters.
Previously, the commission had resisted accepting the nonpublic schools as a linchpin, but the moment demanded pragmatism.
He said he had resisted accepting such protection earlier because "it inhibits my ability to have close contact with people".
They resist accepting suggestions, thinking it will make them appear weak, and they don't believe that others have anything useful to tell them.
At recent U.N. meetings, Western nations have tried to push Beijing to accept binding limits to future emissions, but, as we saw during the contentious Copenhagen climate talks in 2009, Beijing has so far resisted accepting a quantitative cap.
According to the magazine, which reported the settlement, the farmer, Xu Lindong, left, resisted accepting the award for seven months because it required him to abandon his right to sue the two mental hospitals that had confined him.
He cited Catholic adoption agencies that have resisted accepting gay couples as adoptive parents, a stand that has brought them into conflict with the law in Britain, and other religious groups that have resisted stem cell research.
The three carmakers' chief executives have faced heavy criticism for their performance at this week's congressional hearings, where they resisted accepting any blame for difficulties they attributed entirely to the evaporation of credit markets.
Creditors are no longer willing to continue with the acrimonious negotiations that have dragged on for nearly four months, as the Greek government, dominated by the radical-left Syriza party, has resisted accepting reforms that would tear up its election manifesto.
The technician, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the internal workings of the response effort, said that Mr. Mix had personally resisted accepting the high estimates of some contractors, insisting that much less oil was flowing out.
