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How to use the word resistant in a Sentence?

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Taiwan red cypress and Taiwan cypress are fine and uniform wood materials, they’re durable, resistant to erosion and insects. The essential oils it contains exudes a unique phytoncide scent (the scent of the forest), which is both energizing and cleansing. Passengers could enjoy a refreshing forest bathing experience.

Alishan Forest Railway

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We typically expect some degree of improvement these medications, but when we saw him two day later, he was getting far worse, so that’s when we inquired about specifically the EzriCare tears, because we knew they were associated with resistant infection that may not respond to those really strong antibiotics.

Naomi Gutkind

Found on CNN
1 year ago

OluKai sandals have been my favorite flip flop for over a decade, the Ohana shoe is the perfect choice for water people and beachgoers. They’re water-resistant sandals that feel incredibly comfortable on the foot with a noticeably soft nylon sole, which is also great for traction once they’re wet. They also provide arch support ! I easily keep each of my OluKai sandals for over five years because of their comfort, quality and versatility.

Elizabeth Sneed

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I really love the water-resistant Nisolo Go-To Flatform Sandal for beach days, dune hikes and biking on the boardwalk.

Silvie Snow-Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you have what we refer to as a treatment-resistant depression, we may use things like TMS — transcranial magnetic stimulation — and we still use ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy. So there really is a large compendium of therapies available, the key is getting care. The vast majority of people will have their symptoms remit with proper treatment through psychotherapy and/or medication.

Ohio State Carpenter

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When somebody does present with a drug-resistant bacteria or fungus and we really need to rely on one of these last-line antibiotics, it’s usually a challenge to treat from the outset. And so the patients really don’t do as well as a result, in rare circumstances, we run out of options entirely, and in that case, there’s really nothing we can do. Fortunately, those cases remain quite rare, but I am certain that with this growing antibiotic resistance problem, we’ll see these increasing frequency over time.

Scott Roberts

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s a reminder that gonorrhea is becoming increasingly resistant, increasingly hard to treat. We don’t have any new antibiotics. We haven’t had new antibiotics to treat gonorrhea for years and we really need a different treatment strategy.

Jeffrey Klausner

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Democrats are looking for some steps for legal status for some of the folks who are here without legal authorization. And the Republicans have been really resistant to that part of it.

Dave Wells

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This type of work really matters, corals selected for restoration might, for example, be more resistant to warmer ocean temperatures and bleaching, exhibit skeletal properties that are able to withstand more intense wave energy, or traits that might make them more resistant to disease or other environmental stressors.

Thomas Frazer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Russian President is still resistant, i think they are continuing to work with our NATO allies trying to find a back channel without provoking World War III.

Jacky Rosen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

Kara Landau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Unripe bananas contain one of the world’s richest sources of prebiotic resistant starch, which resists digestion as it travels through your gut and feeds the beneficial bacteria living in your large intestine. A well-nourished gut microbiota will multiply and diversity, leading to better gut health, good gut health is linked to reduced inflammation, improved immunity, enhanced nutrient absorption, a supported mood, and less digestive issues, all of which can help you look and feel younger! For those that do not like the taste and texture of unripe bananas, green banana flour contains resistant starch in a different form, and can easily be added to smoothies and overnight oats.

Kara Landau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It causes what we call insulin resistance, that your body becomes resistant to the function of your insulin, and if you lose that weight around the pancreas, the actual insulin-producing cells can work more efficiently. And sugar can then be better controlled.

Maryann McLaughlin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Several laboratory studies have shown that if you were to do a sugar tolerance test in the morning to sleep-deprived individual versus well-rested individual, you would see a pre-diabetic, insulin-resistant state in the morning.

Esra Tasali

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I just adore her, i always start to think of the ampersand sign — what else can you bring in, instead of being resistant to or being made insecure by? There's so much juice in leaning in to something like that.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's been complicated. I don't think it's always been the healthiest relationship, but he's done also – you have to take a look at the entire equation. Any time – you know, ‘ 14, ‘ 15, ‘ 16, ‘ 17, all those years – any time Nassau County Police Department needed anything, we got [ it ], now unfortunately, we have the same opposite happened in the last couple of years. But resources for training, resources for new bullet-resistant vests … all of that cost money and all of that money came from council, the mayor.

Dermot Shea

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There is a lot we don’t know about Omicron, but markets have been forced to reassess the global growth outlook until we know more, pfizer expects to know within two weeks if Omicron is resistant to its current vaccine, others suggest it may take several weeks. Until then markets are likely to remain jittery.

Rodrigo Catril

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

If these people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, it can be truly devastating.

Jerome Adams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We also hope that the unaffected animals, when they're vaccinated, are more resistant to picking up the infection.

Mark Krockenberger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Southern Live oak, Quercus Virginiana -- large canopy trees, can withstand occasional floods and hurricanes and are resistant to salt spray, provide habitat for birds and a variety of moss and bromeliads in South Florida.

Penni Redford

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Dixie Fire is The Dixie Fire that we're aware of that has burned from the west side of the mountain rage all the way over and to the valley floor on the east side of the mountain range. We don't have any record of that happening before, it is exceedingly resistant to control. While we've had some successes... when the winds come, we're finding that fires are spotting in some cases miles outside of The Dixie Fire.

Cal Fire Director Thom Porter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Generally, the more people are infected, the more the chances for vaccine resistance to emerge. So the more Delta is infectious, the more reason for concern, by having a situation where you vaccinate everybody, a vaccine-resistant mutant actually gains a selective advantage.

Fyodor Kondrashov

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The virus will continue to reproduce itself, continue to cause suffering and hospitalization, and worse still, continue to have the chance to make variants that are much more resistant to vaccine-induced immunity.

Paul Offit

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We've been lucky with the variants so far that they've been relatively susceptible to our vaccine, but the more you roll the dice, the more opportunities there will be for a resistant variant.

Jonathan Reiner

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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