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Sentence count:289+13Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: counteractopposewithstandAntonym: obeySimilar words: resistancehypothesisresignassistinsistpersistsubsistconsistMeaning: [rɪ'zɪst]  v. 1. elude, especially in a baffling way 2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something 3. express opposition through action or words 4. withstand the force of something 5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ 6. refuse to comply. 
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271 Before he took off, he couldn't resist another quick peep under the wagon.
272 When distressed, black people naturally resist accepting help in frightening institutional settings from people they do not trust.
273 Employees of the private firms selected would be helpless to resist Provisional dictates.
274 This healthy, realistic fear helps the organization resist the temptation to take the easy way out of a problematic situation.
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275 Private-school staff resist performance-related pay, so the lazy and incompetent can earn as much as inspirational enthusiasts.
276 There are few film directors who can resist a good car chase.
277 Certainly unions resist changes that threaten their members' jobs-as any rational organization would.
278 It will probably resist extermination, however, since, unlike its parasite, it frequents shallow water.
279 There seemed to be no earthly reason for the Bureau to resist such status-but it did.
280 As yet the streets were almost deserted, and so he couldn't resist driving by the tenement before making for the school.
281 If you can't resist snacking between meals, eat something healthy such as fruit or raw vegetables.
282 The team suspected that most dealers and their direct reports would resist making these changes.
283 Resist the temptation to buy on impulse, just because an outfit catches the eye.
284 Whilst most user groups can be identified with relative ease, the various types of material or service often resist clear definition.
285 But, under Lenin's brilliant leadership, the Bolshevik party was able to resist all such deviations.
286 We will insist on more effective control over Community spending and will resist pressure to extend Community competence to new areas.
287 Who can resist the message of warmth and good fellowship?
288 But parents should resist the feelings of anxiety that arise naturally from being called on the carpet by the teacher.
289 The shaman was still determined to resist and encouraged the growing unrest among the warriors.
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