He emphasized that there was no outright resistance, but not much backing either.

Faced with reluctance, if not outright resistance, Mr. Duvall, 66, spent 13 years and $5 million of his own money to make "The Apostle."

It despises the idea of integration but cannot afford outright resistance.

Though he comprehended the danger he faced and the evil of these ancient alien robots, compies had no programming for outright resistance.

But by then, the show-down had come from one of support for the clergyman to one of outright resistance to the regime.

After eight backpackers are snatched by guerrillas in Colombia, they adopt different survival strategies: cooperation versus outright resistance.

Before he could accomplish that goal, he was forced to shift his policy from single-minded anti-Communism to outright resistance to Japanese aggression.

Tense relationships or outright resistance from their clients could undercut their credibility and complicate their legal work.

And there may be outright resistance.

The only method by which the peasantry could bring serious pressure to bear upon their masters was through flight or outright resistance.