Sentence examples for appear forceful from inspiring English sources

Now local authorities are trying to make the notification process more aggressive, with politicians competing to appear forceful on a sensitive topic while at the same time attempting to stay within the bounds of state law.

The clip speeds up Acosta's hand gesture, making it appear forceful.

They must appear forceful in defending Alaska's interests, but must also be careful to avoid alienating a source of state wealth.

When the second girl is flogged, an elderly man fills in for the mullah, but his blows appear less forceful and the mullah soon takes the strap back.

The effect makes Acosta's hand movement appear more forceful than it actually was.

Is this person perhaps just posturing, trying to appear more forceful by email than they have the courage to be face to face?

Though I don't believe that the shape of the health care bill would have likely been a great deal different, there is no question that President Obama would be in better political shape with the base of the Democratic Party if he had been a more forceful advocate of the public option and appeared more forceful in taking on Wall Street.

In general, Mr. Obama appeared more forceful and poised than he did during the first debate, on April 26 in South Carolina.

Each man appeared intelligent, forceful, Presidential and on-message.

Characters — a complex brother, forceful parents — appear and evaporate.

Mr. Kaplan said much of the meeting was spent drafting and reworking the document, on which Mr. Zakaria's name did not appear, and was "a forceful summary of some of the best pro-war arguments at the time".