In an interview with Wired this month, he was far less forceful about the climate surrounding his film.
Individually, they're all tremendous players, though as singers, they're far less forceful.
For the same reason, groups that oppose abortion kept quiet even as Mr. Bush was far less forceful than the last nominee, Mr. Dole, in advocating their cause.
Zola's final series of novels, Les Trois Villes (1894 98; The Three Cities) and Les Quatre Évangiles (1899 1903; The Four Gospels), are generally conceded to be far less forceful than his earlier work.
George W. Bush vetoed a far less comprehensive bill.
Roth is a far less dramatic presence.
A less forceful personality might have experienced a gentler fall-out.But the most inflammatory aspect of Mr Mitchell's outburst was its timing.
But Mitt Romney adopted a less forceful, more open approach to being a parent.
Or, in a less forceful Asian mode, the black bass steamed in a tranquilly aromatic broth of coconut and lime.
Having watched a strong chief of staff, John Sununu, restrict access to his father, Bush chose Card, a less forceful presence.
We can only hope the results of a less forceful America are as benign as he expects them to be.
