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Discover LudwigThe phrase "coercive about" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It means using force or pressure to try and persuade someone to do something. Example: The government was very coercive about implementing the new policy, threatening fines and penalties for non-compliance.
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Wasn't there something fake and, ultimately, coercive about the old sociability?
David Anders, an assistant United States attorney, supported the judge saying, "Certainly in our view, there's nothing coercive about that charge at all".
When Burk Sauls, a leader of the support group, says on the air that Mr. Misskelley's confession was coerced, a man at the KAIT anchor desk says skeptically, "What was coercive about it?" It doesn't help that Mr. Sauls, who often seems to be smirking, answers with a reference to "a time line problem" instead of reiterating that Mr. Misskelley was questioned for hours.
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Sharkey's guess that the crime decline can be attributed to the uncomfortable but potent intersection of community action and coercive policing seems about as good as any.
Meanwhile, the measured coercive force is about 5,000 Oe.
The obtained maximum coercive field is about 250 Oe at 300 K.
The new eugenics, by contrast, is based on a relatively sound (if still largely incomplete) science, and is not coercive; decisions about the genetic endowment of children would be left up to their parents.
The behavior of these homemade tips under an externally applied magnetic field has been previously analysed [30] and the probes with higher coercive fields (about 450 Oe) than those of the Co nanostripes are chosen.
Not only do these coercive attitudes about marriage and family impose a hardship on PLHA, but they are also unwarranted from a public health perspective.
From the PMN-PT hysteresis loop (P-E loop, 1 Hz) and strain curve (S-E), which measured by ferroelectric and strain gauges in Fig. 1c, we can see that the saturation polarization of PMN-PT is about 25 μCcm−2, and the coercive field is about 100 V (2.5 KVcm−1).
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved without the direct and active involvement of the United States, using both inducements and coercive diplomacy to bring about a peaceful solution.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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