61.   Some senior police, in turn, resisted the idea of issuing semiautomatic weapons to former gang members.

62.   Some shareholders initially resisted the idea of a merger, saying a share swap that valued Lyonnaise des Eaux as worth twice Suez was shortchanging Suez shareholders.

63.   Sophia had been resisting the idea of an egg donor for nearly three years.

64.   Such a change would have to be negotiated with the union that represents principals, which has strongly resisted the idea.

65.   Still, Burnett told Zucker that Letterman had always resisted the idea of moving into prime time.

66.   The auto industry resists that idea and frequently blames the driver.

67.   The Clinton administration long resisted the idea of arming Iraqi dissidents or fostering insurrection, insisting that the best hope for change lay in a coup from within.

68.   The Los Angeles Dodgers so far have resisted the idea, concentrating their strike-replacement efforts on unsigned former professional players.

69.   The job was made especially difficult, the lawyers argued, because his staff resisted new ideas presented by the first African-American agriculture secretary.

70.   The men resisted the idea of an adult-shaped doll, doubting that American mothers would buy their children a doll with breasts.