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Meanings of least resistance in English

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The least effortful way to do something.

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Usage of least resistance in English
1
Britain's political elite must, like water, follow the path of least resistance.
The Guardian
2
I followed the path of least resistance, and I saw your fire.
Swan Song
3
The latter was in no condition to make even the least resistance.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
4
Leaning also toward the path of least resistance and of hard-to-change habit.
Dayworld
5
A player, a man who always followed the path of least resistance.
The preacher
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He stumbled on through the snow, following the line of least resistance.
Buffalo Roost / A Story of a Young Men's Christian Association B...
7
The discharge is, as is seen, along the line of least resistance.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
8
Thought, like melodies, should run on the line of the least resistance.
The Head Voice and Other Problems: Practical Talks on Singing
9
The enemy had found his point of least resistance-onhis right wing.
Foch the Man: A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armi...
10
As often works on alpine routes, follow your chosen path of least resistance.
Climbing Magazine
11
For me, the path of least resistance was simply to use Debian Linux.
In the beginning ...was the command line
12
They are like water, flowing to the point of least resistance.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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For Russia, the line of least resistance was in Central Asia.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
14
That it wasn't a conscious choice but rather the path of least resistance.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
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His thoughts tend to move in the course of least resistance.
Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business Letter
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Self-preservation prompts men to move in the line of least resistance.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 / Little J...
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Translations for least resistance
Least resistance through the time
Least resistance across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common