Conversely, where Israel continues to occupy Arab lands and act with colonial swagger, resistance persists.

Though the new standards were adopted, Mr. Von Essen said resistance to them persisted.

While the new vaccine has brought India closer than ever to eradication, resistance to the vaccine has persisted in some areas.

Even companies that specialize in men's hair color concede that resistance persists.

Informal resistance from the Ministry of Education persisted into the 1990s.

The Mayan resistance persisted through the colonial period in many forms.

Many libraries have created broader collections, but resistance persists.

The resistance to new HIV infections persisted for the life of the experiments.

That agreement might have to be redrawn if regulatory resistance persists.

Yet resistance persists, particularly among whites who see no reason to dredge up the painful past or who fear that the motive is to assign blame.