It did not persuade them to abandon the war but it did force them to reappraise their strategy.

这没有说服他们放弃这场战争，但却迫使他们重新评估他们的战略。

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When threatened, we must respond with force — but when that force can be targeted, we need not deploy large armies overseas.

受到威胁的时候，我们必须强力回应，但是，当这种强力有明确目标的时候，我们不需要大举出兵海外。

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That's missing on touch screens, which can sense a touch, but not the force with which it is applied.

而这一点触屏是不具有的，触屏可以感受触摸，但无法感知触摸力度。

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

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But he says, "Others believe that the distinction between master and slave is not natural, " but is based on force or coercion."

但他还说：，“有些人却不认为,介于主奴间的区别是自然的，而是基于武力或威吓的缘故“

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The force is not known, but it's the same force.

力的大小未知,但与前一个力大小相等

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He said he did not want gay people to be "excluded from a great institution", but would not force any groups to hold ceremonies in their places of worship.

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But not every force supplied all the details requested.

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Fulham captain Danny Murphy pulled one back from the spot in the 75th minute but they could not force an equalizer.

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