Meanings of encounter stiff in English

The Bill is likely to encounter stiff opposition from some industry lobby groups.

The experts said they started to encounter stiff resistance from prosecutors in January.

But his proposal was certain to encounter stiff resistance from Republicans.

But specific measures tend to encounter stiff resistance.

The company's bread business has encountered stiff price competition in a market closely tied to wheat prices.

The invasion of Iraq is encountering stiff resistance from its armed forces - and increasingly from its people.

Libya's rebel army are encountering stiff opposition as they close in on Colonel Gaddafi's home town of Sirte.

U.S. troops are encountering stiff resistance and mounting casualties from a resurgent Taliban, despite a six-month buildup in U.S. forces.

As an investment strategy, the President's approach is curious & it has encountered stiff congressional opposition...

The Defence Ministry said troops had encountered stiff resistance as they fought through marshlands south of Pooneryn and across the Paranthan junction overnight.

Obama has made combating global climate change a top priority of his presidency but has encountered stiff resistance to his proposals from Republicans in Congress.