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• n  the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
  he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
• n  any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
• n  a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
• n  the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
  the enemy offered little resistance
• n  (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
• n  the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
  these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog
• n  a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
• n  the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
• n  (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
• n  an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
• n  group action in opposition to those in power

• But, so far, Tamiflu resistance doesn't seem to be following the logical path.
• With resistance to once effective antimalarials like chloroquine now widespread in Asia, Africa and South America, the prognosis could not seem .
• Today, tax resistance is once again becoming a lively philosophical issue.

• opposition
• electric resistance
• electrical resistance
• impedance
• resistivity
• ohmic resistance
• immunity
• underground
• resistor

News & Articles

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• 'Boy! Oh, Boy!' Explores Cultural Resistance Via Male Photographic Portraits (PHOTOS)
  It's not often that a single photograph can trigger a wave of cultural resistance, let alone a straight-forward portrait. And yet in the upcoming exhibition "Boy! Oh, Boy!" contemporary photographic male portraits are at once rebellious and vulnerable, playful and sensual.
  June 16, 2013 - The Huffington Post
• Rangers' Ron Washington promises Jurickson Profar will play, could see action in the outfield
  ARLINGTON - Resistance will be futile, Rangers manager Ron Washington said on Saturday. When he wants to play rookie infielder Jurickson Profar, the veteran getting a break cannot talk his way into the lineup.
  June 16, 2013 - Dallas Morning News
• Traditional financial advisers still misleading clients over structured settlements according to ...
  SecondaryMarketAnnuity.net say resistance to secondary market annuities remains strong among mainstream financial advisors. (PRWeb June 16, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10838555.htm
  June 16, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Osama bin Laden in News24
  Our duty is to foil these dangerous schemes, which try to prevent the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq, which would be a wall of resistance against American schemes to divide Iraq,Bin Laden said.
• John Darnton in New York Times
  This video footage was seen by millions and became an iconic image of the Iranian resistance,said John Darnton, curator of the Polk Awards. "We don't know who took it or who uploaded it, but we do know it has news value. This award...
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York Times
  Today because of the resistance of the Iranian nation, the issue is back to the agency, and I officially announce that in our opinion, the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed and has turned into an ordinary agency matter,Mr. Ahmadinejad said.