Sentence examples for was resisted by from inspiring English sources

The motion was resisted by NHCD.

The effort was resisted by America and other Western countries.

It was resisted by the trust at the time.

But that was resisted by Saudi Arabia, which does not want to lose market share.

The idea of a permanent president of the European Council was resisted by many smaller countries.

The push, which was resisted by American carmakers for years, is underwhelming.

But the ban was resisted by Japan's biggest publishers, who produce hundreds of risqué manga titles a year.

A Model Cities bill intended to benefit large urban areas was resisted by Senator Edmund Muskie, a Maine Democrat.

In a number of places, the proposed tax was resisted by merchants, who shut shops in protest.

The French occupation of their native country was resisted by a number of Corsicans led by Pasquale Paoli.

He organized the Labour Party, which was resisted by all the old parties and by the major vested-interest groups.