Sentence examples for stiffly resisted from inspiring English sources

All of those measures would be stiffly resisted by Senate Democrats and the White House.

In Abidjan, the country's commercial capital, gunfire and artillery exchanges rocked the city on Saturday as Mr. Gbagbo stiffly resisted efforts to dislodge him.

Mr. Geithner's blunt assessment added to a yearlong drumbeat that the United States has led, aiming to push Beijing to let the value of its currency rise and address its trade imbalance, pressure the Chinese have stiffly resisted.

The French resisted stiffly for two days, but on June 7 the German tanks in the westernmost sector, led by Major General Erwin Rommel, broke through toward Rouen, and on June 9 they were over the Seine.

Sze resisted.

Nathanel resisted.

We resisted.

Herzog resisted.

I resisted.

Students resisted.

Jordan resisted.