beat back vs resist

beat back

verb
  • to fight against and cause to recede 

resist

verb
  • To withstand the actions of. 

  • To oppose; to refuse to accept. 

  • To attempt to counter the actions or effects of. 

noun
  • A protective coating or covering. 

How often have the words beat back and resist occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )