31.   But the affiliates have resisted any attempt to eliminate or cut back the annual compensation fees they receive from the networks.

32.   Developers and contractors have denounced the new rules, and the administration must be ready to resist legislative attempts to overturn them.

33.   Doggett said she successfully resisted the attempts to put her on anti-depressants.

34.   For years, VMI, a bastion of male chauvinism, resisted all attempts to enroll women.

35.   Ginny Johnson of Northridge, a retired financial administrator, said she resisted attempts by both her mother and grandmother to teach her to quilt when she was younger.

36.   He added that he would aggressively resist attempts to do so.

37.   Government officials have resisted every attempt at investigation, insisting that students had provoked the bloodshed by attacking security forces.

38.   He is the second example of a socialist-leaning manager offered the hot seat at a state-owned company whose staff are resisting attempts to cut costs.

39.   He hinted that he would resist any attempt to abridge abortion rights or to relax the new federal controls on handguns and assault-style rifles.

40.   He resists any attempts at positive spin, even during short term success, in a disappointing season.