Sentence examples for strive to resist from inspiring English sources

We strive to resist the pressure of rivals making calls we can't.

The German capital's vigorous art scene makes this a natural choice for hotels who perhaps also strive to resist the homogenisation of the once-bohemian centre of Berlin.

But even if you strive to resist their messages, contends Jensen, programmes such as Supernanny create a system of self-surveillance in which mothers scrutinise their every decision, thereby generating yet more anxiety.

Given the symmetry of interaction, each of the bodies to an interaction, being externally determined to change by the other, will strive to resist change as far as it is able.

It's been a disappointing summer for live dance music, with major festivals canceled left and right and nightspots striving to resist the hostile advances of the club-unfriendly Giuliani administration.

The camp is divided into two groups named "Enlightened" and "Resistance"—the former trying to accept the energy as a gift to humanity; the latter striving to resist and protect the rest of our resources and wealth.

And they present a mighty tall order for human behavior and commitment, perhaps especially in modern times, but likely whenever and wherever people have striven to resist self-centeredness and the assaults of daily life.

Whitman, Thoreau's contemporary and fellow-transcendentalist, joined him in singing a song of himself, striving to be untamed, encouraging us to resist much and obey little.

Adolescents are supposed to resist boundaries as they strive for independence, but that does not mean that they don't need and want them, even if they won't admit it.

It is to chafe daily against the way things run; to resist the idealistic temptation to change all that; and to strive instead for success and solutions within the constraints.

The US will be striving this week to corral international support for much harsher economic sanctions against Tehran if it continues to resist UN demands that it cease its enrichment activities.