The US also hoped the invasion would be swift and not involve protracted resistance.

With the largest black percentage of any state (42 percent in 1960, 37 percent in 1970, 35 percent in 1980), Mississippi also had the most violent and protracted resistance to the civil rights movement.

Admittedly, none of its opponents had been large enough to offer a long or protracted resistance, but the operational experience amassed by the PN was without equal.

Following the Japanese invasion, the occupying Japanese forces were initially welcomed by Acehnese nationalist as liberators though differences led to protracted resistance by Islamic-inspired rebels, culminating in a rebellion at Bayu.

Although fierce in the first days, the battle did not produce the house-to-house combat that had been feared; the Taliban largely retreated without protracted resistance.

Whatever chance Yudasin had to offer protracted resistance lay in 26 . . . Qd7.

A number of the Happars had been discovered prowling for no good purpose on the Typee side of the mountain; the alarm sounded, and the invaders, after a protracted resistance, had been chased over the frontier.

As part of a policy of protracted resistance, Chiang authorized the use of scorched earth tactics, resulted in many civilian deaths.

The Continuum steps in, deals with protracted resistance by the four non-Q entities, and, gaining in the battle, arrests three while Gorgan and (*) flee into a black hole.

The visitors had planned a protracted resistance, even if the hosts are highly familiar with such schemes.