It takes courage to stand up to the unions, the press and the politicians, all of whom resist commercial change, however inevitable in the long run.
Troy Vincent, a former player who is now the league's vice president of player engagement, spoke to owners about existing career transition programs and what more could be done to reach players — many of whom resist seeking help for what Vincent called "the new normal" of life after football — by talking to agents, significant others and parents of former players.
European leaders — many of whom resisted the involvement of the I.M.F. and who have now been prodded to action by its director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn — have struggled for months for an effective response to the Greek problem.
Very public and very European, it embarrassed Don while titillating all the other men at the party, none of whom could resist imitating it at the office the next day.
None of the Impressions' songs made much commercial impact in Britain, but they were idolised by mods, few of whom could resist the dancefloor tug of the driving You've Been Cheatin' and Can't Satisfy.
Bailouts have left banks with handsomely paid bosses, some of whom are resisting sensible reforms.
But the second Vatican Council transferred much authority to the bishops, a number of whom have resisted the attempts of John Paul II and Benedict XVI to restore priestly discipline, which fell apart with the liturgical upheaval of Paul VI in 1969.
More immediately, the Schultz resignation may inflame anger among Sanders supporters, many of whom had resisted the idea that the only way to stop Trump is by supporting Clinton.
A greater obstacle to fire prevention may have been the governors themselves, some of whom have resisted the Forest Service's proven strategy of preventing larger fires with smaller, controlled burns.
The site for the World Trade Center was the location of Radio Row, home to hundreds of commercial and industrial tenants, property owners, small businesses, and approximately 100 residents, many of whom fiercely resisted forced relocation.
In light of this misperception, facilitators had difficulty connecting with students, some of whom actively resisted the programme: In the beginning we had a problem to make the students trust us.
