61.   The latter was met with stiff resistance from lawmakers who felt the armed forces needed every available dollar for military readiness.

62.   The mission, which began to take shape last week, has run into stiff resistance from the administration.

63.   The liability provision has brought stiff resistance from the industry and its friends in Congress.

64.   The railroad administration, like the FAA, often faces stiff resistance from the companies it regulates.

65.   The report has infuriated transit zone advocates in both the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys and met stiff resistance from some MTA board members.

66.   The soldiers saw the fiercest fighting in the first two days of the operation, when the enemy put up stiff resistance.

67.   The stiff enemy resistance had led to some adjustments in the operation.

68.   The troops encountered stiff resistance from inmates armed with weapons and gas canisters.

69.   Then the pair backed away in the face of the usual stiff Bundesbank resistance to anything smacking of easy money.

70.   There are several reasons why al-Qaida fighters have put up such stiff resistance.