Upon entering the city, the force met strong, determined resistance.
However, the Japanese military force met with the much greater resistance that they had expected.
Another force met them a third of the way down the incline.
The two forces had met on the plain beside the channel.
The battle took place on the beaches where the two forces met.
As such, the Israeli forces did not meet significant resistance on their way.
From the first instant that the forces met, the outcome had never been in doubt.
The two forces clearly hadn't met in the darkness, or the sound of battle would have been heard for miles.
At Illinois, though, the forces of change have met strong resistance.
The two forces met again at Åbogen where they took a break.