Most of the resistance fighters were peasants who traditionally wore kaffiyehs and lived in the mountains or small villages. |
Despite low supplies and starvation, the French army put up stiff resistance for two months. |
People take a long time to die, accompanied by the cracking of bone, the resistance of gristle, dire last-gasp gurgles and rattles. |
A Kelvin Double bridge is a variant of the Wheatstone bridge used for measuring very low resistances. |
The Wheatstone bridge is unsuitable for measuring very small resistances, of a few ohms or less. |
The Wheatstone bridge is an electrical circuit for the precise comparison of resistances. |