Free State settlers gathered in the town of Lawrence and organized a defense force.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

You would also engage in sports together, and you would develop a camaraderie because you were expected then to be the fighting force for your city, your city-state.

一起参加体育运动，培养友谊,因为他们将成为这座城市，这座城邦的，主要战斗力。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

The chief minister was considered the major force in delivering his state to the Congress Party, in the last two national elections.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03