That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

He explained that he wished to talk with Major Anderson, not to give him orders, but to find out what the situation really was.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

And he will not marry me unless I give him the two thousand dollars.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

A statement from the U.S.Embassy in Bishkek says it will not give shelter to the president nor help him leave the country.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Chief Justice Wayne Martin ruled staff would not be criminally responsible if they adhered to the quadraplegic's wishes and did not treat him or give him food and liquids.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

The admiral says the situation in Iraq seemed impossible to resolve a few years ago, and,although the two countries are very different,and progress in Iraq is not a guarantee of progress in Afghanistan, it does give him reason to be hopeful about Afghanistan - even during the current period of heavy violence and at best,slow progress.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22