Collocations for resist - verb

fiercely, firmly, resolutely, strenuously, strongly, vigorously
successfully
They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices.

naturally
People naturally resist change.

stubbornly
actively
at first, initially, so far
He has so far resisted pressure to resign.

be able to, can, manage to
be unable to, cannot
Trends in the national economy confront companies with pressures they are unable to resist.

can hardly, cannot easily
She could hardly resist the urge to turn and run.

can never, can no longer
be difficult to, be hard to
be impossible to
try to
be determined to
be helpless to, be powerless to
She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him.

tend to

the strength to resist sth

Resist is used with these nouns as the object:
advance, arrest, attack, attempt, attraction, bait, call, change, charm, corrosion, demand, desire, effort, eviction, evil, impact, imposition, impulse, inclination, influence, interpretation, intervention, invasion, lure, move, occupation, onslaught, oppression, overture, penetration, pressure, reform, suggestion, temptation, tendency, tyranny, urge