Immediately after the deal was proposed it met stiff resistance from regulators and seemed destined to fail.
However, this will face stiff resistance in Congress unless substantial concessions are made in other wealthy countries.
British Royal Marines have met stiff resistance during attempts to secure the vital Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.
But, the idea of abandoning nuclear power faces stiff resistance in a country so reliant on imported energy sources.
However, after four such bailouts of beleaguered EU economies, Anastasiades encountered some stiff resistance on the other side of the table.
But the government faces an uphill battle to force the changes through Parliament with the prospect of stiff resistance from peers.
But it met stiff resistance from other members of Congress who didn't like the idea of personal accountability for institutional dysfunction.
Already, ski areas are eying expansion into higher undeveloped areas in the Alps, which is meeting stiff resistance from environmental groups.
Alukkas opened his second store in Sharjah in 1992, despite stiff resistance from his brothers, who turned nervous after the first Gulf war.
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An earlier drive to seize the city, also scheduled to take several days, ran into trouble over New Year when troops encountered stiff resistance from entrenched rebels.
This area marked stiff resistance ahead of the stock's long descent toward the single-digit range, and could now provide a springboard of support for an extended rally.
HILLAH, Iraq (CNN) -- American troops met stiff resistance Tuesday morning from Iraqi paramilitary forces for control of an agricultural complex on the outskirts of the central town of Hillah.
Even if they are effective, vaccines may face stiff resistance from parents who are urged to let their 11-year-old daughter or son get a shot against a sexually transmitted disease.
Ms. Schapiro, joined by Federal Reserve and Treasury Department officials, repeatedly has warned that additional reforms are needed, despite hesitation from some SEC commissioners and stiff resistance from the money-fund industry.
But in the short run his decision to invite Rwandan soldiers into Congo has met stiff resistance from enemies and allies alike, who remember that Rwanda has invaded Congo twice in recent memory, both times to terrible effect.
Even if they are effective, vaccines may face stiff resistance from parents who are urged to let their 11-year-old daughter get a shot against a sexually transmitted disease or told that their son needs one for a disease that is likely never to harm him.
Expect some fairly stiff resistance.
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In 1942, the German army began its all-out attack on Stalingrad against stiff Soviet resistance.
Requests for permission to hike rates increasingly meet stiff political resistance, with demands for efficiency gains in exchange for smaller-than-requested rate increases.
Since there will be stiff political resistance to a bank clean-up no matter what, Mr Koizumi and Mr Takenaka must make certain they win on this point before doling out any public-spending goodies.
Similarly, while the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could use its authority under Obamacare to pass a regulation that states simply that all Americans have a right to know the price of their health care, this too would take time and could encounter stiff political resistance.
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August gold pushed above what was stiff overhead chart resistance to set off fresh technical buying.
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Price action Wednesday saw the market move above what was stiff overhead technical resistance at the February high, which gives the bulls still more upside near-term technical momentum.
Price action Wednesday saw the market move above what was stiff overhead technical resistance at the February high, which has given the bulls still more upside near-term technical momentum.
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Resistance remains stiff in many quarters against new technologies despite being cheaper, more empowering, and likely to produce hard dollar benefits.
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