Ivan is too agreeable, or too lazy, to resist openly.

The way things are going, we're going to be openly resisting them before too long.

"The natives are hostile to the Gaol; they do not resist openly, so are allowed to exist, but neither do they volunteer any information."

The residents did not openly resist Hobbs or the militia men, although nearly all were armed and had been prepared to offer non-violent resistance.

Some states, including Texas, are openly resisting the requirement for such payments.

The paper doesn't mention another one: unlike past stare-downs, this time neither France nor Russia is openly resisting U.S. military action.

By this time, Massoud had mustered enough men to openly resist the Soviet assault.

Unfortunately, many fights in the 1940s and 1950s were marred by suspected mafia involvement, though some fighters like Robinson and Basilio openly resisted mob influence.

There were too many soldiers for any person or group to resist openly, that would be suicide.

All the performers described the importance of retaining musical integrity and openly resisted commercialization.