In 2008, he wrote another report in which he said bruising to the right side of her face face was in keeping with a punch or a forceful grip with a hand when she was still alive.

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If Obama and his branding group can boil down the broader meaning of the idea, capture its essence in a more forceful word or phrase that evokes imagery beyond the phrase itself, it might work.

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For instance, people who appear forceful rather than sad or uncertain typically get more status.

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Romney today is a much stronger, more forceful candidate than he was in 2008 or even three months ago.

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He is a forceful man, unused to being interrupted or corrected.

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Among the many examples of what shear touch could do, the research duo has raised the possibility of skipping through music by pushing left and right, or scrolling more slowly through your favorite website with a forceful dragging motion.

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If it threatens the economy of this country, why can't the U.S. government be more forceful in either encouraging the Europeans on a certain path or helping them financially?

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The global business leaders and politicians who are gathering in Davos in Switzerland this week appear to see the term as synonymous with forceful and energetic behaviour, whether by individuals such as themselves, or by companies, governments or international institutions.

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It has more or less worked with Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland and it worked with Yasser Arafat, once he saw that the forceful liberation of all Palestine was no longer realistic and that diplomacy offered better prospects.

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