Throughout American history the enactment of direct spending social welfare programs has caused debate, controversy and resistance.

The holes on the hull causes resistance to forward motion.

While it doesn't cause much Rolling resistance there are other factors that do.

The divergent waves do not cause much resistance against the ships forward motion.

A mutation in the receptor's binding site may cause resistance.

Reporting domestic abuse causes resistance from the police, courts and society.

The parents start to react inappropriately to the child, attempt to force feed, and cause greater resistance.

The long-criticized use of the drugs causes human antibiotic resistance.

Prednisone used alone can work very well for weeks to months, but it may cause resistance to other chemotherapy agents.

The policies implemented as a result of her work caused antibiotic resistance observed in the hospital to drop dramatically.