A government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"There is a passion, there is a vigor, there is a forcefulness, which is more thrilling," he says of an all-male Glee Club. From Wordnik.com. [Yale Glee Club Hits a High Note] Reference
I mean she worked at a law firm for a # of years, its hard to shake that "forcefulness" off. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Obama Quotes Hillary's "18 Million Cracks In Glass Ceiling" Line] Reference
Then he suddenly wheeled on her, and for the first time some kind of forcefulness appeared in his manner. From Wordnik.com. [Come Rack! Come Rope!] Reference
He spoke with a quiet forcefulness there was no mistaking. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
I think she was surprised by the forcefulness of my answer. From Wordnik.com. [Reading (About) the Green] Reference
The main thing about Rahm is his forcefulness and his attitude. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2008] Reference
That forcefulness was characterized by specificity and succinctness. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Weissman: Obama's Acceptance Speech] Reference
But Mr.. Clinton can sound shrill and Mr. Obama can lack forcefulness. From Wordnik.com. [Talk Is Cheap in Politics,] Reference
"You have an obligation," she said, but without the proper forcefulness. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
He looks old lacks forcefulness, even on questions that shouldn't be difficult ones. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Mailer Attacks Obama On Abortion] Reference
TYSON: Well, we believe that the forcefulness of our arguments can hardly be overlooked. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing On Balanced Budget Amendment] Reference
And I'm not going to let or allow anybody to use their forcefulness into changing my views. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2007] Reference
But this time, the tradition seems to have played out with particularly passionate forcefulness. From Wordnik.com. [Pablo Triana: The Coming B-School Collapse] Reference
The strange hand is easily recognizable in the rugged irregularity and forcefulness of the lines. From Wordnik.com. [The Growth of English Drama] Reference
"There is no need for the forcefulness with which the mistakes of the past are trying to be corrected.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
This forcefulness has also been absent in the whole debate, and it has been sorely missed up until now. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Did Obama's Speech Change The Game?] Reference
There was a clean-cut forcefulness even in his drinking, typical of the human dynamo of will-power within. From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
Ganson and Albert P. Laning of Buffalo, and Francis Kernan of Utica, added to its forcefulness upon the floor. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
So it is hoped that he can put a team together which will have the depth and forcefulness to achieve something. From Wordnik.com. [John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the...] Reference
With a well-selected passage he brought the talkers back to attention by the power and forcefulness of his oratory. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)] Reference
The moderator guy was so startled by her forcefulness that he physically back-peddled and stumbled over someone else. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Rosenbaum: Insurance Industry: "What Do You Expect Us to Do? We Have to Make a Profit!"] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Probably because of their representations and their forcefulness about how they talked about Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2007] Reference
With our kragdadigheid (forcefulness) we have only increased the prison population, which is a drain on our resources. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They forcefulness with which they embrace the aura of inevitability will make it shatter if she does not win in every single state. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Camp To Hillary: Not So Fast With That Coronation] Reference
The Fed's rate-setting arm has reacted with unusual speed and forcefulness to the market disruptions that flared up late last summer. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks' Slide Lifts Short Treasurys] Reference
There's a lot to admire about Barack Obama - his views, his forcefulness, his life experience growing up in various parts of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Shaw: Barack Obama, As Long As You Smoke You're a Hypocrite] Reference
I barked, with what I hoped was not too much stern forcefulness, with sufficient steel and empathy combined into a firm imperturbability. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Campaign: She "Misspoke" About Bosnia Sniper Incident] Reference
We're not seeing enough robustness, enough forcefulness, enough determination on the part of the international force or the Lebanese army. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2006] Reference
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