21.   But time and again the bid to ban soft money died in Senate filibusters or else stalled in the House, facing fierce resistance from Republican leaders.

22.   But they abandoned those proposals in the face of fierce resistance from doctors and their allies.

23.   Caught red-handed, the thieves put up fierce armed resistance.

24.   Despite fierce resistance, the revolution was quickly crushed and a more compliant government under Janos Kadar was installed.

25.   Despite three months of bombardments, Russian troops encountered fierce resistance from rebels dug into a network of fortified trenches and bunkers.

26.   Efforts in Congress and state legislatures to restrict student work hours meet fierce resistance from industry lobbyists who proclaim the character-building virtues of after-school jobs.

27.   Even then, an invading force might encounter fierce resistance from Serbian forces.

28.   Faced with fierce defensive resistance as they tried to push inland, many GIs were killed.

29.   Faced with fierce political resistance, the federal government decided not to pursue a plan to seek some of the money the states received in settlements over Medicaid costs.

30.   He wanted to go first to the Jenin refugee camp, the site of fierce Palestinian resistance and Israeli military attacks, to aid wounded civilians.