But no recent government has felt strong enough to resist their demands.

The company will use all legal means to resist demands for censorship.

It resisted meeting Parliament's basic demands right up until the last moment.

He, too, is more than adequate, and I found myself helpless to resist his demands.

Officials resisted her demands that the crime be fully investigated.

State and city officials have resisted the bank's demands.

Although he has resisted American demands, there have been reports that various compromises were being considered.

The government resisted demands for an inquiry into the riots because they did not want to hear this point.

For years, the teachers resisted demands to amend the statement.

By the 1840s, the movement had moved from cultural goals to resisting Hungarian political demands.