"resistance" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- On both fronts, the rugged terrain and stiff Republican resistance halted the advance.
- On both fronts, however, the rugged terrain and the stiff resistance of the Republican loyalists halted the advance during what became known as the Battle of El Mazuco.
- In the Battle of Biak, strong Japanese resistance halted the 41st Infantry Division, and forced its commander, Major General Horace H. Fuller, to appeal to Krueger for reinforcements.
- More tanks from the 11th Armoured Division arrived but determined German resistance halted any further advance; by the end of the day the division had lost twenty-one tanks.
- With the knife angled upward, the point touched the gunner's heart before the resistance of his ribs halted its travel.
- While provoking successful countersuits to desegregate nearby Yonkers and Huntington, L.I., indigenous resistance has delayed or halted housing and other projects that may be unpopular with prospective neighbors but serve a larger public purpose.
- The same deep, stubborn resistance which had halted me when I had visioned the portal of the oasis temple halted me now.
- But heavy resistance and the geography of the area halted the Jin advance, and they retreated and withdrew.
- Despite these losses, the fierce resistance of the 4th Australian Division at Dernancourt and the 3rd Australian Division at Villers-Bretonneux effectively halted the German Spring Offensive.
- However, strong resistance by the 12th SS Panzer Division and the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division halted the advance.
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