1. Essen became one of the centres of resistance to Social Democracy and the Freikorps alike. 2. Colonial influence in the remote Gayo remained a centre of resistance as late as 1914. 3. Devoid of any centre of resistance , the German assault engineers had cleared the obstacles unchallenged. 4. The bunkers were built in groups for mutual support, each group forming a centre of resistance . 5. During the Second World War, Ostrowiec was a lively centre of resistance activity against the Nazi occupation. 6. Armies would manoeuvre around the centres of resistance until the most favourable time and conditions for attack. 7. It was the centre of Huguenot seapower, and the strongest centre of resistance against the central government. 8. Michael's domain in Epirus became a refuge and centre of resistance of the Greeks against the Latin Crusaders. 9. Kearsney residence was fortified by means of a stockade and became the centre of resistance against the expected Zulu attack. 10. At Askeaton ( centre of resistance to the crown in the Earldom of Desmond who had shown himself with 2-3, 000 men.