initial resistance

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initial
adjective[before noun]
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/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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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 ofinitialandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a conservative estimate, we assume aninitialresistancelevel of 0.1 for the three pest species considered.
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Initialresistancegives way to a compromise decision which is then incorporated into the goals pursued.
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Nonetheless, it is possible to overcome thisinitialresistance, with tact and patience.
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This might encounter someinitialresistancefrom colleges of further education.
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However, it took some time to overcomeinitialresistanceto the doctrine.
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In spite ofinitialresistance, the new method met with success.
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Since it is conductive (theinitialresistance), it will pass a given current, called the hold current.
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Theinitialresistancewas not caused by the lay taxes, however, but by clerical subsidies.
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Despiteinitialresistance, the warriors eventually believed him and fought their way out of the recycling compound.
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There was someinitialresistanceto the idea out of fear that basic arithmetic skills would suffer.
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After meeting withinitialresistance, it is today widely used as a measure of scholarly impact and there is a very substantial literature on it.
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Despite theinitialresistance, the festival embraced video and allowed films produced on video to be shown to a wider audience.
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However, it took some time to overcomeinitialresistanceto his teachings.
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Afterinitialresistance, the terms were eventually accepted.
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Afterinitialresistancefrom documented workers and bosses, the scabs are allowed a place in the fields.
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Assuming that the target is, for example, a human torso, "ten-uchi" will break theinitialresistancesupplied by shoulder muscles and the clavicle.
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She met someinitialresistanceand prejudice as a woman in the livestock industry, but ultimately gained the respect of her peers.
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