Sentence examples for while trying to resist from inspiring English sources

They gazed upward toward God; we shoot sideways glances at one another while trying to resist the allure of e-mail (nowadays, you can "desert your cell" without shifting from your chair).

To that end, their proxies have played a big part in the interim government in Baghdad, while trying to resist encroachment by the central government on Kurdish powers in the north.

Mr. Newsome took a moment to note that he had long been an admirer of Lacy's music but only recently began transcribing and playing it, while trying to resist evocation.

Turki al-Assiri, a Saudi national also known as Marwan al-Mekki, was killed on Thursday while trying to resist arrest, officials said.

Grip strength was measured using a digital grip strength meter, which records the maximal strength an animal exerts while trying to resist an opposing pulling force (Columbus Instruments, Columbus, OH).

Westfield, the enormous mall operator that leased the Trade Center's retail space, wants to build something like a suburban shopping center on the site, and while Libeskind was trying to resist Westfield he was attacked by left-wing urban planners as having made the project too commercial.

Staying singly focused on a task in this digital era is like trying to resist eating while sitting in a bakery as cookies, pies, cakes and tarts emerge fresh and fragrant from the oven.

While that may be uncomfortable, struggling against the cuffs or trying to resist in any way is only going to result in further trouble.

The council is trying to resist them.

With budgets tight, librarians are trying to resist price increases.

Is anyone in Raqqa still trying to resist ISIS?