break resistance
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- The police managed to break the resistance of the protestors.
- The army plans to break the enemy's resistance by dawn.
- After lengthy negotiations, they finally broke the resistance to the new policy.
- It will be difficult to break the deep-seated resistance to change within the organization.
- The initial resistance to the reforms was eventually broken by persistent efforts.
- Breaking the resistance of the opposition party proved to be a challenging task.
- If we can break their resistance to our new product, sales will soar.
- A strong leader can often break the resistance of a divided group.
- They were slowly breaking the resistance of the besieged city with constant attacks.
- He tried his best to break her resistance to his proposal, but she remained firm.