The Kurds say they were unprepared last year to confront a regular army and argue they can now offer more sustained resistance.

Without hope of reinforcements, the French had little chance of offering a sustained resistance.

Suffering and lamentation; sustained resistance and dramatically expressed resentment; refusal to be starved into submission.

Crunchiness differs from crispness in that a crisp item is quickly atomized, while a crunchy one offers sustained, granular resistance to jaw action.

'Leadpipe' rigidity results when an increase in muscle tone causes a sustained resistance to passive movement throughout the whole range of motion, with no fluctuations.

Chewiness is the mouthfeel sensation of labored mastication due to sustained, elastic resistance from a foodstuff.

Despite offering a sustained resistance, the Dulafids ultimately lost the province in 897.

Apparently, the attackers did not expect sustained resistance from the security teams.

Insurrection was in the air, met by oppression and resulting in ever more sustained resistance.

The stubborn and sustained resistance offered by them and their ability to maintain themselves frugally amazed them.