Collocations for resist - verb
ADV.
fiercely, firmly, resolutely, strenuously, strongly, vigorously | successfully
They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices.
They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices.
naturally
People naturally resist change.
People naturally resist change.
stubbornly | passively
The civil population passively resisted.
The civil population passively resisted.
physically | at first, initially, so far
He has so far resisted pressure to resign.
He has so far resisted pressure to resign.
VERB + RESIST
be able/unable to, can/could (hardly), can''t/couldn''t (easily)
She could hardly resist the urge to turn and run. | Trends in the national economy confront firms with pressures they cannot easily resist.
She could hardly resist the urge to turn and run. | Trends in the national economy confront firms with pressures they cannot easily resist.
can/could never, can/could no longer | be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to | try to | manage to | be determined to | be helpless to, be powerless to
She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him.
She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him.
tend to
PHRASES
the strength to resist sth