pocket of resistance

collocation in English

meaningsofpocketandresistance

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pocket
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒk.ɪt/us
/ˈpɑː.kɪt/
a small bag for carrying things in, made of cloth and sewn into the inside or onto the outside of a piece ...
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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 ofpocketandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By 0330 the lastpocketofresistancewas eliminated.
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In the north, fort five proved to be a strongpocketofresistanceas well.
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This was achieved not only through military force, but also because the more developed urban centres around these pockets of resistance wished it so.
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There are, however, frequently pockets of resistance.
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I come from a constituency where unemployment is still too high and where there are deep pockets of resistance.
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They will be rather difficult and may be prolonged, for they involve the clearing up of pockets of resistance in jungle areas.
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Pockets of resistance may, however, linger on for some time, especially in the interior of the island.
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I think that only those absolutely essential for clearing up remaining pockets of resistance should remain.
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In military matters, after a great advance had taken place we used to talk about "mopping up" pockets of resistance.
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There are still some deep pockets of resistance.
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Of course, there are pockets of resistance and difficulty.
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We are talking about a series of small pockets of resistance.
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The landings, of which we as yet have no separate confirmation, would be the continuation of mopping-up operations against pockets of resistance.
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There are pockets of resistance or squeamishness about donation within the health service that we need to overcome.
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Is it the case that that work cannot start yet because there are still pockets of resistance; or is it the intention to start that work very soon?
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The answer to his question is that this is a continuing series of smaller scale operations, working through the country to eliminate those pockets of resistance as we find them.
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The conquest of the north was soon completed, while a few pockets of resistance remained.
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Other pockets of resistance were led by local headmen and monks but were limited by size and scope.
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Two helicopter gunships continued to hit suspected strategic positions and managed to flash out several pockets of resistance.
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