No Government can resist the pressure of the middle class.

No government can resist buying votes with other people's money.

But so far the Government has resisted, deciding that this species is already under too much pressure.

The Government resisted, arguing that every major library in the world was open at least six days a week.

The Government has resisted opposition calls to increase spending for such monuments.

Governments, basically, should resist trying to develop special rules for the Internet.

The government has resisted providing information from the captured terrorist leaders.

Governments, as in China, that resist the trend do so by crude force.

The government is resisting fiercely, claiming French support for its position.

However, the government resisted calls for the nationalisation of the network.