When a people lose the courage to resist encroachment on their rights, then they can't be saved by an outside force.

The local people resisted encroachment on their traditional tribal lands.

Elsewhere more benign structures were potent enough to resist encroachment.

The Veddha were once found all over the island; now there are only 1,500 of them left, trying, in vain, to resist encroachment from outside.

Because of the reasons listed, Hamilton believes that state governments will have the popular strength to resist encroachment on their state's rights.

The decision was a major shift from previous court decisions and granted governors a legal basis to resist future encroachment on their powers.

Traditionalists didn't fight and die resisting white encroachment because the sovereignty of their nations seemed foolish.

To resist encroachments upon areas of responsibility, as the Treasurer must be free to carry out official duties without interference.

Pelayo gathered a band of warriors to resist Islamic encroachment.

The Turkmen people resisted Russian encroachments but were finally subdued in 1881.