81.   Advance units had crossed the Lualaba River from the north and were meeting stiff resistance in the town, he said.

82.   After more than a week of stiff resistance, the PUK collapsed Monday and the KDP advanced throughout the day.

83.   But facing stiff resistance that killed at least eight South African soldiers, the intervention force announced Wednesday the peacekeepers would use heavier weapons and would shoot to kill.

84.   But any operation to nab the pair could face stiff resistance in eastern Bosnia, where Karadzic and Mladic are believed to be hiding.

85.   Building codes have never been enforced in the slums, and Port-au-Prince authorities are meeting stiff resistance as they try to establish a zoning code.

86.   But his message finds stiff resistance where it matters most, among the ruling clerics who hold near complete power on paper.

87.   But he will face stiff resistance from Hindu nationalists, who would prefer that the uprising be crushed.

88.   But many U.S. and Afghan troops were pinned down for hours by the unexpectedly stiff resistance from the Taliban and al-Qaida.

89.   But the plan has met with stiff resistance.

90.   But the plans are meeting with stiff resistance from labor unions.