Sentences with phrase «face much resistance»

While the legislation didn't face much resistance in the House, it's likely to face more of a challenge in the Senate, where the bill's high - profile detractors, including Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, have already pledged a bipartisan filibuster effort.

Local people abhorred Afghan infighting, which was why the Taliban did not face much resistance in extending their writ beyond Kandahar and disarming the conquered areas.

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The coin still faces strong overhead resistance, even after breaking out of both the short - and long - term downtrends, but the long - term prospects of ETC are much better now.

As he heard the speaker describe the anxiety and resistance of basically affluent people facing death after a comfortable life, he could think only of the many people he knew, like his parents and relatives, who suffer so much so unjustly.

The company was an innovator in organic coffee 20 years ago, but faced some market resistance at that time, and much of this resistance is now gone.

In this test, male mice in a tube (see related video) face each other and researchers record how much each one engages in certain behaviors: push initiation, push - back, resistance, retreat, or stillness.

«Only by truly understanding molecular and cellular events caused by antibiotics or in response to their presence will we truly understand how to make improved drugs, which are much needed in face of the current threat of antibiotic resistance.»

Volcanologists at the University have discovered that a process called frictional melting plays a role in determining how a volcano will erupt, by dictating how fast magma can ascend to the surface, and how much resistance it faces en - route.

Was there any resistance to facing that reality when you had put so much time and work into your craft?

Few things in the religious world have faced as much scrutiny and resistance as online dating.

With the passage of ESSA, states are now in the midst of crafting their own new benchmarks and accountability, which, at least on the face of the law, allow greater flexibility than NCLB's test - heavy benchmarks that engendered so much controversy and resistance.

Myth 3: Dumping your old funds is easy One of the most surprising things we've learned from our readers is just how much resistance they've faced when trying to switch to a Couch Potato portfolio.

Meanwhile, wind capacity is being added globally in the gigawatt range and coal plants — outside of China, pretty much — are facing greater resistance in being built.

The Gear S3 will face serious competition from the Apple Watch 2, which is expected to add GPS in addition to water resistance and a much improved watchOS 3 when it debuts in September, but Samsung's smartwatch should be a standout come this holiday.

I like the 6 - inch AMOLED display of the Nexus 6, the flash ring, the larger battery, the dual front - facing stereo speakers, the water resistance, the fact that the Turbo Charger is much quicker, the built - in wireless charging and most of all — knowing that I will receive the fastest Android updates.