For years, Mr. Booker said, he resisted offers to turn the album into a show.

Since the release of her first book, she has resisted offers from television production companies to make her own cookery series.

For years, he resisted offers to be installed in the Molloy hall of fame.

Ms. Wright said she too has drawn a line, and has resisted outlandish offers.

In the negotiations, property owners resisted offers of a government buyout but agreed to allow public access to the beaches.

Adelphia resisted offers from outside interests to purchase Empire.

Resisting offers to sell, they nonetheless affiliated their practice with one such company, only to watch it drown in red ink.

However she has resisted offers to become formally involved in political positions.

He quit the business in 1962, after resisting several offers from Warner Brothers to star in his own series.

Of course, some buyers say they feel betrayed by sellers unable to resist better offers.