fierce resistance

collocation in English

meaningsoffierceandresistance

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fierce
adjective
uk
/fɪəs/us
/fɪrs/
physically violent ...
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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 offierceandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a similar environment, a conflict sparked by foreign powers met less thanfierceresistanceamong local populations and gradually acquired some domestic support.
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Those plans especially encounteredfierceresistancein the cities.
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Yet monolingualism's reversal is only partial in that precisely such developments as postcolonialism and bilingual education policies have facedfierceresistance.
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The second barrier is thefierceresistancenot only of shop workers but of working shop keepers.
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The road hauliers—masters and men alike—will put up afierceresistance.
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There is veryfierceresistance.
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This measure had met withfierceresistancefrom the party bosses.
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This was due to thefierceresistanceof the local native peoples.
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The second day the insurgents gavefierceresistance, and the battle was fought for every house.
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Some facedfierceresistance, but because of the balance of forces, many landed unopposed.
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Between this and his father's brutal treatment of his mother and sister, he maintained afierceresistanceagainst his father throughout his life.
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However, again the mercenaries put upfierceresistance.
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The report was met withfierceresistancefrom many quarters, and it was quickly abandoned.
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Once again the attack met withfierceresistanceand it too failed.
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The report was met withfierceresistancefrom many quarters and was quickly abandoned.
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The strike force attacked the hospital compound at dawn on the fourth day, meetingfierceresistance.
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The 2/4th waded the river, but in spite of heavy casualties andfierceresistance, the advance continued.
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