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resist English

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resist

If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it. Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more. We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking. She resisted every attempt to make changes. Since when have I been able to resist chocolate? They must resist the force that is being used against them.

resist

(= defy) elude, especially in a baffling way This behavior defies explanation stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something (= dissent) express opposition through action or words dissent to the laws of the country (= stand, fend) withstand the force of something The trees resisted her stand the test of time The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow (= reject) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ His body rejected the liver of the donor refuse to comply

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Simple sentences

I must resist.
He did not resist.
She did not resist.
I can't resist sweet things.
The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
I don't watch a lot of movies, but I can't resist a good documentary.
How could I resist?
We could not resist the force of his logic.
He was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
He can't resist sweets.
I cannot resist eating pudding.
It's useless to try and resist.
It's hard to resist temptation.
No man can resist the lure of a woman.
I can't resist her.
Why on earth did you resist taking medicine?
He was too old to resist.
I can resist everything except temptation.
Even though we resist this by all means - it is a fact.
Resist resistance!

Movie subtitles

People don't care about reason. But they can't resist a good miracle.
He knows very well that the power of evil is too great for those of us with weak minds to resist.
I couldn't resist her.
He could not resist it.
If you resist them, you're sane if you don't, you're on your way to the nuthouse or the pen.
His attempt to resist the normal, healthy discipline of being put into Coventry. brought no further discipline from us.
They brazenly decided to resist and invited Prince Alexander.
King Alexander has dared to resist us but God's hand has punished his impertinence.
The more we fight him, the more he'll resist.
How could I resist?
I knew that no one could resist you.
Any brave man would resist.
It will stand there like that for a whole year, so people will start to think whether they can afford to resist the Financial Advisor, even if his name is Oppenheimer.
The people must be confronted by a force they won't dare resist.
Yes, that's a possibility, but if we resist now, we give credence to their doubts, and they could pin everything on us.
You've gotta resist what they're doing.
You're still able to resist?
I ask you to resist sentimentality.
If we resist, we'll be butchered.
You knew I wouldn't resist your jokes.
He could not resist it. Here.
Why can't you resist poking your nose into other people's private affairs?
You know the. that story you told me about Angel interested me so much that I couldn't resist coming here.
Oh, it would be hard to resist a man of your natural charm and finesse, Mr. Brandon.
You think that all you have to do is wave a check and no woman can resist you, but let me tell you something.
We'll see if the people have the courage to resist my will.
WELL, AFRAID THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESIST HIM.
If he loves the track, he couldn't resist seeing his silks win.
He wasn't what you would call a good child, but you. you couldn't resist him.
You resist temptation admirably.
I know it was mean, but I couldn't resist it.
But how, my lord, shall we resist it now?
If you try to resist, we will be killed.
But I couldn't resist coming and getting to meet you.
Lewt's hard to resist.
If I strike for two days. my husband won't resist.
I never could resist these stories 'cause I'm mighty proud of my family's doings.

News and current affairs

To resist these powerful pressures, fiscal councils will need to have their work audited periodically by international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, both to protect their independence and to promote accountability.
Instead, let's fund the basic research that will make green energy too cheap and easy to resist.
But, beyond slogans, there is an underlying fault line between those who have the cultural capacity to embrace change and those who resist it by adhering to traditional ideas about how one's life and, by extension, society, should be organized.
Many UN members, believing that power within the UN has been shifting from the General Assembly, resist giving up what they regard as its last vestige: control over the budget through the work of the Assembly's Fifth Committee.
Those institutions that survived will hold a stronger market position than ever, and they will resist a systematic overhaul.
By 1931, even Britain found it hard to resist the German model.
Although Pakistan will publicly resist this demand, it may secretly agree to allow installation of cameras and various sensing devices in these nuclear facilitiesinstallations.
It is easy to feel sorry for an animal that discovers tasty food and can't resist getting more the easy way.
Yet we can't resist the lure of the garbage can and its delights.
Little did they appreciate that American voters, having never actually supported spending cuts, would resist.
But if China wants a dynamic innovation system, it should resist pressure by Western governments to adopt the kind of unbalanced intellectual property laws that are being demanded.
The elements of a broader consensus on the future role of financial regulation are in place, as long as Americans like Geithner can resist their constant desire to tell the rest of the world to do as they say, not as they do.
In fact, Western political and economic structures are, in some ways, specifically designed to resist deep and rapid change, if only to prevent temporary and reversible fluctuations from having an undue influence on underlying systems.
Now we must resist the temptation to go to the other extreme.
Advanced countries are certain to resist any new commitments.
But Russian leaders resist tough sanctions on Iran, lest they jeopardize financial dealings there and lead to increased Iranian support for Muslim minorities inside Russia.
Great Britain and France will resist being replaced by a single EU seat, while making Germany a permanent member would only exacerbate the problem of Europe's relative over-representation.
I couldn't resist the temptation to draw Asia into the debate between Europe and the US.
They are able to resist all meaningful reform that could really change their compensation schemes.
If we can teach children to recognize what they have in common with those from other cultures, we can also help them to resist the prejudices of those who seek to distort the truth and divide people.
We know that when people of different religions work together for the good of the wider community, they come to understand one another in a way that helps them resist the call of extremists.
Not only did China resist measures that had been under negotiation for the preceding year, but Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's decision to send a low-level official to meet with and point a finger at Obama was downright insulting.
Nigeria to South Africa (and vice-versa); and several countries, including China, Indonesia, and South Korea, might resist creating a permanent seat for Japan.
Moreover, Congress will resist rolling back any of the long-standing economic sanctions against Cuba.
Despite being isolated and ostracized, Iran has managed to gain some strategic breathing room with the help of countries like China, Russia, India, Syria, and Venezuela, allowing it to resist Western pressure.
When they died just a day apart this month, the contrast was hard for the global commentariat to resist: Prague's prince of light against Pyongyang's prince of darkness.
In principle, everyone wants heavy-hitters; in practice, many national leaders resist the idea of a more independent and assertive team in Brussels.

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