Having voted for the catastrophic health care bill, members could resist the other without appearing to be against the elderly.

Will the members resist pressure to begin giving athletic scholarships?

Church officials in several dioceses also said that some members of the clergy resist the collaborative approach the rite demands.

Suburban members of the board initially resisted the proposal.

He said members of his party were resisting "selling out your principles to pass one bill."

The purchasing managers said their members have been resisting price increases proposed by their suppliers.

But members of Iraq's governing council, one of whom had been imprisoned there for 13 years, resisted, saying it was needed as a prison.

Left-wing members have resisted his plans to slow the rise in pension payments and reduce government spending about $16 billion a year.

Many members are resisting, she said, because they will miss "the fun of standing up and having a wonderful time screaming."

Internal conflict develops; members resist the task at the emotional level.