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There never seemed to be a point at which they recognized that an intolerable line had been crossed and only resistance or exile would do.
The resistance to offshoring is therefore much stronger than elsewhere, as is a willingness to restrain wage costs.
Likewise, an aversion to public deficits mirrors the population’s resistance to private indebtedness.
Their main political preference then becomes resistance to those external threats.
But South Africa’s institutions are up to the task of overcoming resistance by established elites.
But none of this was enough to restore the confidence of international investors, who were not convinced that the government could service its debt in the face of mounting social resistance and an economy that continued to contract.
He declared that he is for the continuation of resistance in all forms.
This would not be an easy process, and could well meet considerable Iranian resistance.
And measures used to mitigate that risk, such as the administration of low doses of antibiotics to prevent disease (and promote growth), are creating a public-health crisis by strengthening resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
Add to this the horrific conditions suffered by the animals themselves, owing to the industry’s resistance to applying reasonable animal-welfare standards, and one might wonder how the industry could have been allowed to grow so large.
For example, the seemingly benign Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, viewed by many of its supporters as a legitimate form of non-violent resistance, has continued to gain ground.
As a result, they often harbor anger and resentment toward the government, with some even taking up arms in resistance.
While previous rounds of negotiations between the government and resistance leaders, held in February and March, have been unsuccessful, the two sides have agreed to resume talks later this month.
Despite their history of armed resistance against the government, Burma’s ethnic minorities do not pursue a separatist agenda.
If the rationale for arming the opposition is not so much to win the war as to weaken the government’s resistance to negotiation, it is arguable that the elements of a “hurting stalemate” are already in place, with more weapons likely to produce nothing but more fighting and more casualties.
Who decides which child will get the HIV resistance gene and who will be born susceptible to AIDS?
There can always be stronger resistance to disease, greater longevity, more physical prowess, and higher mental capacity.
Some radical leftist Muslims, obsessed with their opposition to Western “imperialism” and Israel, saluted Mousavi’s defeat, for, as one such activist put it, “the [anti-Zionist] resistance cannot afford a pro-American velvet revolution.”
California can also be a leader of progressive resistance or “uncooperative federalism,” by refusing to carry out federal policies that it opposes.
But it may also be remembered as the start of a new era of progressive federalism and resistance, championed by state and local governments trusted by their citizens to help improve their lives and communities.
For TB, this might mean longer gaps between checkups for patients who adhere to treatment and show no signs of drug resistance, while those experiencing side effects or who require more complex treatments could receive more intensive care.
For many columnists, simply writing for these magazines was an act of resistance.
One of the reasons for these groups’ increased appeal is the de facto cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which has led some in Gaza to charge that Hamas has been neutralized as a resistance force.
Moreover, Tymoshenko managed Ukraine’s crisis despite the tremendous and often irresponsible resistance of her political opponents, who frequently paralyzed the parliament when the government refused to accept populist proposals that would undermine efforts at financial stabilization.
Yet the Palestinians have displayed a profound capacity for resistance.
Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem is a far more powerful symbolic move, suggesting that it could spur even more formidable resistance – and not just from the 300,000 Palestinians who live in East Jerusalem, or even from the more than 12 million Palestinians around the world.
Other former communist countries in Eastern Europe – namely, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Hungary – have also come to favor a nationalist narrative of victimhood and resistance.
As for France, it was only after the 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” (which, tellingly, was barred from French television until 1981) that the national narrative of anti-Nazi resistance began to unravel, revealing truths about the country’s far-reaching complicity.
As a result, any more Russian efforts to establish even informal suzerainty over the Soviet successor states are, following the dismemberment of Georgia, likely to meet Chinese resistance.
Moreover, given the vast profits available under the current system, the struggle to bring about a significant energy transition faces stiff resistance from deeply entrenched vested interests.
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