Sentences with phrase «with stiff resistance»

It was quite inspiring to hear about her role in mobilising Aboriginal women to reduce alcohol - related harm in her local area, which has been met with stiff resistance from the alcohol lobby.

Campaign finance law changes are always met with stiff resistance in the Legislature.

Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.

The measure, multiple versions of which have been proposed and introduced in the Legislature over the last several years, has been met with stiff resistance by social conservatives and the Catholic Church as well as advocates for the disabled.

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Uber faces stiff resistance from taxi and limousine interests in countries like Spain, Germany and Belgium, among others, and will probably need to spend heavily to market itself to win favor with locals.

Armed with 20 years of research (and with a little help from popular media), cities have recently begun mounting stiff resistance against demanding teams.

I agree with Bofa, don't be surprised if you hit very stiff resistance.

A New York City proposal to diversify middle schools on Manhattan's Upper West Side, by setting aside seats for children with low test scores, is facing stiff resistance from parents worried their high - achieving children might lose access to the popular public schools.

A proposal to diversify middle schools on the Upper West Side, by setting aside seats for children with low test scores, is facing stiff resistance from some parents.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing stiff resistance from City Council members and immigrant advocates who are opposed to how the mayor would like to set up a fund intended to protect the city's immigrants in deportation proceedings, with the deadline for a budget deal inching closer.

For the film version, Brian Donlevy (one of the stiffest of Hollywood stars) is the assassin, a doctor working in the resistance who is forced to hide out with a Czech family when his getaway driver (Lionel Stander) is arrested and he is forced to find his own escape.

Yet, even with new forms of resistance ushered in by technological innovation, the stiff - gestured ideology of neoliberalism has arched towards a state of «human exceptionalism» where all of humanity is now supposed to feel free to exploit at will the relations between nature and society any way that it chooses, as long as profits can be squeezed out.

Normally I'd remove a fuse and test the two connections with a multimeter set to measure Ohms / resistance, but removing this is a non-trivial task - not only is the bolt holding it in place incredibly stiff, it's also holding the wiring together and I don't like the risk of re-assembling the wiring incorrectly or losing one of the many small parts like washers held with this bolt.

Of course, the GT4 is a stiffer - sprung car than the standard models, which gives it even tauter body control and roll resistance, but in proper Porsche Motorsport tradition is also rides a bumpy road surface with abundant damping quality.

Resistance to understeer has been improved thanks to a lighter, stiffer hollow front anti-roll bar and along with the rest of the changes Ford says this has resulted in a car with 10 per cent more grip than before.

Here, though, the payback for better fade resistance and a considerable decrease in unsprung weight isn't as dear as the stiff ride that comes with DRC.

The HP TouchPad might be able to offer stiff resistance with its WebOS interface and the next wave of Samsung Galaxy Tabs are on their way.

There is some stiff overhead technical resistance at the $ 1,265.00 area, which must be cleared to provide the bulls with the power to sustain the fledgling uptrend.

On the upside, the 61.8 % Fib retracement level with the last swing high of $ 416 and a low of $ 361 will offer stiff resistance as the price attempts to correct higher.

The price is encountering stiff resistance at the 61.8 % Fib retracement level with the last swing high at $ 7,472 and a low of $ 6,450.