Limited conscription for local militia units was widely resented and only enforced in times of emergency.

The church's wealth and privileged position during the Spanish colonial era were widely resented after independence in 1821.

Whatever the rationale, the policy is widely resented.

Thus much of the nation's cash is in the hands of Chinese businessmen and they are widely resented for it.

The company grew extremely quickly and was widely resented because of suspected corruption.

Vietnamese are widely resented in Cambodia and have fallen victim to mass killings there since last year.

Besides, Shas itself is widely resented, not least because of its constant scrapes with the law.

This led to the exam becoming widely resented by some although strongly supported by others.

When this happened recently, the lucky student was widely resented, and the other kids beat the tar out of him in the exercise yard.

But several of those groups are minorities that are widely resented.