(v. i.) To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
Example Sentences:
(1) An anatomical basis for the well known difference between the fibrous and the resilent stricture is demonstrated, and the role of smooth muscle in the development and behaviour of strictures is discussed.
(2) The government does not resile from the accusation that it seeks to withdraw state funding from the university sector.
(3) It festered after Blair resiled from an understanding that he would step down during a second term.
(4) There was a linear relation between film thickness and tensile strength, toughness, elastic resilence and elongation at fracture.
(5) But, and it is a big but, the ESRI concludes that this relies on fellow Europeans buying the goods and services Ireland has to offer from its resilent export sector.
(6) And so, while I do not resile from anything I said, I certainly reject criticism for words that I didn't use.
(7) When contacted by Helm, Kaminski blustered and changed his story, but in subsequent interviews with Martin Bright of the Jewish Chronicle , Kaminski has not resiled from his belief that he was right to protest the Polish government's apology for the Jedwabne massacres of Jews at the hands of Poles.
(8) You might not like me for that, but I will not resile from that.
(9) While insistent they will not resile from the so-called "plan A" both on and off the record, the new imperative is to find ways of using existing capital spending commitment to encourage the private sector to part with their capital and increase the amount of capital in the economy.
(10) I have said in the longer term, and I don’t resile [from the view], that like many many other programs governments will have to address, and societies will have to address, the cost of programs,” he said.
(11) But Johnson does not resile from his basic belief that the Middle East needs to foster less sectarian leadership, a criticism that he applies to Iranians as much as Saudis.
(12) But he added: “Equally the Northern Territory government does not resile from its tough approach to those who don’t want to respect other people’s property or safety.” Giles said he had asked the NT police commissioner to consider if the highlighted incidents were “in accordance” with the power of custodial officers, and indicated it would be expected any breach of the law would be “pursued rigorously”.
(13) One report suggests former party president Simon Hughes's office has received 4,000 emails telling him his party cannot resile on electoral reform.
(14) In an interview with the Nine Network broadcast on Tuesday evening, Gillard did not resile from the June 2010 leadership coup “even with the benefit of hindsight” – even though most senior Labor figures now do, regarding the strike against Rudd as a fundamental mistake.
(15) But the strategy, if that is the word, is bound to fail, because President Obama cannot resile on the key reform of his administration and, at some point, the Tea Party has to swerve or risk the anger of the majority of the American people and so jeopardise the Republican party's chances at the next presidential election.
(16) Nor did she resile from her personal commitment to withdraw from the European convention on human rights, a battle she will now have to fight in the Tory manifesto process.
(17) Referring to a Scotland Yard statement on Monday that resiled from its earlier description of Nick’s allegations as “true”, Proctor told the Guardian: “Yesterday’s confused public relations statement by Scotland Yard marks the beginning of what I believe is their exit strategy from Operation Midland.
(18) Cameron's spokesman said: "The prime minister does not resile from what he said in the House of Commons at the time of the strategic defence review.
(19) "When I have found out from Theresa what these examples are that have upset her, I will probably find she agrees with me – it is these daft misinterpretations of the act which are giving the whole thing a bad reputation, when we should be a force in favour of human rights and individual liberty in the modern world, not in any way resiling from it," he said.
(20) Breaking his silence in a statement at the Treasury, the chancellor said he “did not resile” from the dire predictions made during the referendum campaign that Brexit could plunge Britain into recession and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Resiliency
Definition:
(n.) The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.
(n.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is resilient, but like all reefs around the world, it is also facing challenges.
(2) In the UK, George Osborne used this to his advantage, claiming "Britain faces the disaster of having its international credit rating downgraded" even after Moody's ranked UK debt as "resilient".
(3) We continue to work closely with Pacific partner countries and regional organisations to build resilience and manage the impacts of climate change on economic development.” Aluka Rakin, director of Youth to Youth in Health in Majuro, said the organisation’s clinic is falling apart.
(4) It has been a season where you learn about yourself, it teaches you about your own mental fortitude and resilience.
(5) Oral complications consist of mucositis, salivary gland dysfunction, loss of resiliency of perioral tissues, periodontal disease, and caries.
(6) Schools should adopt whole-school approaches to building emotional resilience – everyone from the dinner ladies to the headteacher needs to understand how to help young people to cope with what the modern world throws at them.
(7) Aware of FMNR's ability to build resilience, the WFP is giving food for work to 5,000 FMNR farmers in Kaffrine.
(8) Some were less fortunate, but panic has given way to a Balkan pride and resilience.
(9) Spanish renaissance In contrast, Spanish has held up remarkably well, due to its resilience at GCSE and growing awareness of the number of people around the world who speak it.
(10) Since the effectiveness with which they are removed largely depends on the age with respect to the stage of root formation, bone resilience and relationship with adjacent anatomical structures, and the dexterity of the operator, whenever possible, early removal is recommended.
(11) Over the last month, the company has released PR materials that highlight the Gulf’s resilience, as well as a report compiling scientific studies that suggest the area is making a rapid recovery.
(12) Despite all these fault lines, China is not going to collapse; it is far too resilient for that.
(13) This week, the resilience of Italy’s most pernicious problem – the mafia – was exposed once again when it was announced that Corleone’s town council was being dissolved by the order of Rome because it had been infiltrated by organised crime.
(14) Those androgynous looks helped him play a resilient 1970s transvestite in Breakfast On Pluto, for example.
(15) An independently composited index of competence from 2-year tool-using measures also correlated significantly with later resiliency, as did 2-year measures of mothers' support and quality of assistance.
(16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘I’m president, they’re not’: Donald Trump at rally in Washington Trump is “much more resilient” than his opponents allow, said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, before pivoting to a plug for his new book, Understanding Trump .
(17) I think the fact that the movement has now become so public and widely supported gives it a resilience that means we can do this and it will make it very hard for border force and the government to make a move on these people.” There were also training demonstrations given at churches in Sydney, Hobart, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide, while Christ Church cathedral in Darwin will hold a demonstration later this afternoon.
(18) It's only when you try to navigate the system for an elderly relative that you realise how an older person's wellbeing and resilience matter less than the place in the NHS hierarchy of the hospital consultant, GP and social worker.
(19) While sympathetic influence is critical to the escape and maintenance of AV junctional automaticity both anterograde and retrograde AV conduction are remarkably resilient even under conditions of severe sympathetic deficit.
(20) The concept of heightened resilience or invulnerability in young profoundly stressed children is developed in terms of its implications for a psychology of wellness and for primary prevention in mental health.