"coercive manner" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe a way of behaving or talking that is forceful and controlling, often with the intention of making someone do something they don't want to do. Example: The teacher used a coercive manner when reprimanding the students for not completing their homework, causing them to feel intimidated and demotivated.
Attempting to force a state to do something it otherwise would not do in a coercive manner will usually evoke a negative response.
But Mr. Rogers and others argue that there are more serious risks associated with the treatment, that its benefits are short-term, and that it is at times used in a coercive manner.
Citibank misfired in Germany by tying its Visa card to a popular railroad discount card in a seemingly coercive manner.
What shocked everyone, not just Cypriots, was the sudden, tactical and coercive manner in which both the IMF and the ECB attacked the incoming Cyprus government.
The many rumors concerning Weinstein's propensity for "revenge" acted in a similarly coercive manner.
The 1920 Nebi Musa riots, unrest in 1923 and the 1929 Palestine riots all extended into Tulkarm and al-Hajj Muhammad was angered at the coercive manner in which the British authorities quelled the Palestinian Arab participants.
This will be done in a non-coercive manner in order to inquire about information that may help to improve the study design and procedures.
The interviewer explained the nature and purpose of the study to the participants and conducted the interviews in a non-coercive manner, with the assurance of confidentiality.
Relevant ethical procedures associated with the collection of interview data were adopted: interviews were conducted in a non-coercive manner and confidentiality was assured.
Agreement was also sought verbally from the child in a non-coercive manner by the RA, who as a Venda male was sensitive to culturally appropriate ways to interact with the children.
Proponents of procedural justice stress the importance of establishing fair procedures for resolving disagreements about the fair allocation of resources (Gutmann and Thompson 1997; Daniels 2000), ensuring that individuals who are affected by distributive decisions are adequately represented, and implementing distributive policies in a non-coercive manner (Ruger 2006).
