Example sentences of "[adv] use force " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legal institutions may employ force but , so it is said , they only use force to combat and overcome those who disrupt order by the use of their own force . |
| 2 | Consideration of the nature of hypocrisy in Macbeth reinforces our awareness that Shakespeare connects it with all other forms of evil , the initial dissimulation leading to treason , regicide , and the never-ending chain of murder by which Macbeth destroys the whole of Scotland : Macbeth , having used fraud and force to obtain power , must now use force openly . |
| 3 | He had n't even used force , holding her with nothing more than the subtle movement of his mouth on hers . |
| 4 | The guidance states staff can now bar the exit of the home to stop residents leaving , and even use force to overpower them . |
| 5 | The increasing number of states , and the rising legitimacy of states resulting from the increasing democratization of governments ( as it appeared in 1968 ) were important reasons for this development , but the major reason was the new impossibility of actually using force in international relations . |
| 6 | He stressed that he never intended to have sex with her and said he never used force or inflicted injury on the girl . |