41.   FPS plans, however, met with stiff resistance from a number of government agencies, and so they have remained just that - mere plans.

42.   Greg Crist, a spokesman for Rep. Dick Armey, a Republican who is the House majority leader, said the proposal would likely meet stiff resistance.

43.   Hafez Assad died just over a week ago after leaving a legacy of stiff resistance to Israel.

44.   He faces stiff resistance, however, from fellow Republican Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

45.   In many cases, the efforts by the networks to win these concessions have met with stiff resistance.

46.   Israel continued to press the fight, and face stiff resistance from Palestinian gunmen, in Nablus, Jenin and Bethlehem.

47.   It was a day of charged emotions, stiff resistance by Democrats and arcane procedural struggles.

48.   More of a factor is that there is stiff cultural resistance to outright layoffs.

49.   Other proposals will find stiff GOP resistance.