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When positive self-statements strongly conflict with self-perception, she argues, there is not mere resistance but a reinforcing of self-perception.
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The Syrian army statement said the Jamraya centre - which was focused on "raising our level of resistance and self-defence" - was damaged in the attack, and specifically denied reports that an arms convoy had been hit.
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And like her angry reaction to her devoted nurses, often all my teachers got from me in return for their effort was angry, self-justifying, fearful resistance.
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The area houses numerous military facilities, including the Jamraya research centre, designated by Syria as a scientific research centre "in charge of raising our level of resistance and self-defence".
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But they also acknowledged that their resistance to self-promotion, and being less skilled in negotiation strategies like framing their strengths and accomplishments as benefits to their employer were at least equal factors influencing the results of their pay increase requests.
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"Israeli warplanes penetrated our airspace at dawn today and directly bombed one of the scientific research centers responsible for raising the level of resistance and self-defense in the area of Jimraya in the Damascus countryside, " the military said in a statement aired on state-run television.
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Clearly, our resistance to frank self-evaluation has been going on for a long, long time.
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In addition, there is significant Israeli resistance to surrendering a wholly self-reliant defense posture to an unreliable ally acting as an impartial peacekeeper.
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But her plan to bring an end to the war through constitutional reforms granting a degree of self-rule to the minority Tamils is facing resistance from political opponents.
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But the argument is also self-serving: the absence of an effective opposition makes it unhealthily easy for Mr Museveni and his National Resistance Movement to win elections.
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