The company had been resisting the action for months.

Professor Bebchuk said that the company initially resisted his idea, but agreed last week.

But still other companies have resisted the effort to bring them into compliance with pollution standards, federal officials say.

Some companies are fairly closed and resist the change induced by bringing people in from outside.

Like most industries, cosmetic companies resist regulation by government agencies.

Until now, the company had resisted requests from residents, government officials and environmental groups to replace the generators.

If the companies resist, Medicare could refuse to pay for these drugs.

The question now is will the company resist the urge to coast on success and push innovation.

Private companies had resisted regulation through lobbying Congress and state legislatures.

The companies had resisted offering such services for fear of violating existing sanctions.