growing resistance

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandresistance

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrowing resistance

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There is currentlygrowingresistanceto these intellectual excesses.
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I am particularly concerned about thegrowingresistanceof bacteria to antibiotics.
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The resentment on the part of domestic as well as industrial and commercial ratepayers is understandable and there isgrowingresistanceto the expansion schemes.
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On the contrary, there is likely to begrowingresistancein general to commercial advertising on television in the years ahead.
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There has for some time been agrowingresistanceamong landowners and their professional advisers to the granting of traditional lettings.
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I see this policy decision as long overdue in view of thegrowingresistanceto various antibiotics used in the medical treatment of patients.
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There appears to be agrowingresistanceto the guild.
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We may be talking today more about antibiotics and thegrowingresistanceto them, but we must take note of the issue and assess it more comprehensively.
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Makandal is the legendary (and perhaps historical) figure associated with thegrowingresistancemovement.
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However, there was at that time alsogrowingresistanceto the destruction of old buildings.
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Finding volunteers may prove challenging, given thegrowingresistanceof populations to vaccination against contagious diseases such as measles or poliomyelitis.
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Silva cited thegrowingresistancefound by our team in important sectors of the government and society as the reason for her resignation.
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Smith gets caught between the special police and agrowingresistancemovement and reluctantly becomes involved.
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In the conclusion the author relates the speed of evolution to thegrowingresistanceof insects to insecticides and of bacteria to penicillin and related anti-bacterial drugs.
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