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force·ful
/ ˈfôrsfəl/
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adj.
(esp. of a person or argument) strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful:
she was a forceful personality
forceful, imaginative marketing.
DERIVATIVES:
force·ful·ly
adv.
force·ful·ness
n.
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EVENING NEWS for November 10, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 11/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Radical imam Anwar Al-Awlaki has been on the radar of U.S. intelligence for nearly a decade. So the joint terrorism task force snapped to attention last December with intercepted messages between Awlaki and a U.S. Army officer. Officials say over...
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PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY:GEORGE V. VOINOVICH
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...the way of the good.In the 110th Congress, I was a cosponsor of Chairman Conrad and RankingMember Gregg`s Bipartisan Task Force for Fiscal Action Act, and frankly,I will support any reasonable bill that gains strong bipartisan supportand sends a strong...
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INTERNATIONAL TREATIES:WESLEY S. SCHOLZ
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...role in assistingthe Rwandan government`s efforts to become an economic hub for CentralAfrica. The BIT with Rwanda, once in force, would reinforce the Rwandangovernment`s efforts to further reform its economy and promote a strongbusiness climate. It...
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INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT:ANDRE DE GRUY
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...Our felony courts are statefunded as are our felony prosecutors. The most recent study by the MississippiPublic Defender Task Force found that funding for the prosecution functionwas approximately twice the funding level for the defense function. Thisfunding...
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THE MODEL FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/10/2009; ; 389 words
; ...Director Berry echoedthat sentiment, noting that "the strong sense of patriotism and publicservice held by members of our armed forces doesn't leave them when theyexit from active duty." For her part, Secretary Solis saw the initiativeas part of an enduring...
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Obama's Fort Hood Speech Follows Presidents Past
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...us let our own children know that we will stand against the forces of fear. When there is talk of hatred, let us stand up and...weeks ago, President Obama stood - silently - at Dover Air Force Base as the remains of Americans killed in Afghanistan were...
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For November 11, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Morning News; 11/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...includes a different goal that requires a different level of forces. The options range from as little as twenty thousand to roughly...Intelligence for nearly a decade. So the Joint Terrorism Task Force snapped to attention last December, with intercepted messages...
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EVENING NEWS for November 11, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Evening News; 11/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...ones. Two weeks ago, the president saluted Sergeant Dale Griffin, killed in Afghanistan as his body arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.Today, Griffin`s casket was carried in the Veterans Day Parade in his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana...
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 "The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network)")
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Is It Legal?: San Francisco Leaders Differ Over Illegals; Man Fired for Anti-Gay Comments; Nicolas Cage in Tax Trouble
Transcript from: The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network); 11/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...prosecutor's office.O'REILLY: Do you think the loons out in San Francisco, and I'm not saying this about the police force or the D.A.'s office...GUILFOYLE: But the board of supervisors.O'REILLY: They're loons.GUILFOYLE: Yes...
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CEO TO DEMS: STOP KILLING THE ECONOMY WITH CARD CHECK!
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 11/10/2009; 451 words
; ...Economy.php> ," Logistics Management, 11.06.09 EFCA alonewould make business owners nervous with its ability to force them intogovernment contracts and increase the cost and complexity of employment.But when added to other job-killing aspects...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...school-age children were in the labor force. (See Table 3.1.) Many factors contributed...young children participating in the labor force. In Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns...under three years old were in the labor force, with a 13.4% unemployment rate...
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Agreement
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...frank exchange of ideas, spoken or written, for the purpose of meeting in harmony. equipollence, equipollency equalness of force, validity, etc. See also 250. LOGIC . —equipollent, adj. indentureship 1. the state or period of being indentured...
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Food and Nutrition
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...x2014;gastronomie, adj. gavage forced feeding, either of animals or humans, by inserting a tube in the throat and using a force pump. hippophagism, hippophagy the eating of horsemeat. —hippophagous, adj. hyperorexia an abnormal craving...
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God and Gods
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...Zoroastrianism. the belief in two antagonistic deities, one a force for good, one for evil. —ditheist, n. —...Mazdaist, n. mechanomorphism the concept that God is a mechanical force and that the universe is governed by natural laws. Cf. deism...
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Heredity
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...pangenetic , adj. perigenesis Haeckel’s theory of generation and reproduction, which assumes that a dynamic growth force is passed on from one generation to the next. —perigenetic , adj. prepotency the capacity of one parent to impose...
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