1.   The troops met heavy resistance as they approached the city.

2.   Faced by unexpectedly heavy resistance, the American commanders transferred their attention to Admiral Darlan, who in mysterious circumstances had flown to Algiers shortly before the invasion.

3.   But it is more likely that there will be heavy resistance.

4.   But instead, the invading force met surprisingly heavy resistance from Lesotho soldiers who oppose the government.

5.   Facing heavy resistance from rebels in Chechnya, the Russian military conceded Tuesday that the fighting there could drag on for at least several more months.

6.   Hussam Khader, a Palestinian legislator living in Balata, said that Israeli soldiers had met heavy resistance.

7.   If the Russians run into heavy resistance, they withdraw and call in artillery and airstrikes.

8.   Instead, the invading force met surprisingly heavy resistance from Lesotho soldiers who oppose the government.

9.   Israeli officers and soldiers said they had encountered heavy resistance and numerous booby traps.