They were held overnight at the Seventh Precinct, and the next morning, prosecutors dropped charges of inciting a riot, resisting arrest and destruction of property.

'Salmonella typhi' then alters its structure to resist destruction and allow them to exist within the macrophage.

"The fact that the generic capsules did not resist destruction by acid in the test tube proves what was happening in the patients," said Dr. Hendeles.

The sturdy edifices resisted total destruction and are still dominated by Notre-Dame's two soaring square towers, minus their original spires.

Only the perdurable buildings resisted destruction.

Iraq had resisted destruction of the Al Atheer installation, 20 miles southwest of Baghdad, maintaining that it was a civilian research center.

The parasite can form tiny capsules, or cysts, that resist destruction by chlorination.

They offered the essentially optimistic message that nature was strong enough to resist destruction by human agencies - the climax could easily be restored if humankind chose to set aside areas for conservation.

The Carthaginians determined to resist and not allow further destruction by the Romans.

By resisting destruction at the hands of a far more powerful opponent, Hezbollah's support in Lebanon increased significantly amongst sectors of the population.