"resist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The African population resisted French penetration and settlement, even in areas where treaties of protection had been in force.
- The Missouri Breaks have resisted settlement and so the site of Camp Cooke remains remote to this day.
- Mr. Arafat said Palestinians should use "all means" at their disposal to resist settlement.
- Makhado played a role in resisting settlement in the area by the Boers, who labeled him the "Lion of the North."
- The Gulidjan actively resisted settlement by driving off livestock and raiding stations.
- Successive American administrations have resisted Israeli settlement in the West Bank and Gaza as impeding peace.
- Te Rauparaha resisted European settlement in those areas which he claimed he had not sold.
- With winter setting in they ran short of food and chose to no longer resist European settlement into some areas.
- Some of the native population resisted French penetration and settlement.
- The land-use dispute has resisted settlement by all means because the issue has never been about land use at all.
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