Sentence examples for forceful interest from inspiring English sources

The police union has long been one of the most forceful interest groups in Albany, repeatedly lobbying for bills that intrude on city officials' authority over the police department and generously handing out campaign contributions.

Even in Belgium, a country with a more forceful interest in contemporary dance, "Swan Lake" draws crowds, as it did on Sunday afternoon when the Royal Ballet of Flanders gave this season's last performance of the work at the small, charming opera house here.

He cemented it with forceful interest-rate cuts in 1998, after the Russian financial collapse.

He delivered forceful remarks about interest rate manipulation across the banking industry and called for action to overhaul the rate-setting process.

Faith was an intelligent and cultured woman whose forceful personality and interest in people made her an unforgettable friend and family member.

In their remarks, Clinton and Dole appeared to be competing for Nixon's mantle as the hard-nosed internationalist, both advocating the forceful and unsentimental pursuit of American interests abroad.

These might include further quantitative easing, more forceful promises about short-term interest rates, and perhaps moves to lower the exchange rate.

But despite footage shown on Georgian television of a military aircraft flying over central Yerevan, many protesters believe that the government has no interest in a forceful response to the crisis as this would spark wider demonstrations.

He doesn't have an agent, as such, but when situations arise that call for someone to represent his interests in a forceful manner — typically, dealing with certain people at certain movie studios — he often relies upon the Hollywood potentate and testicle squeezer Michael Ovitz.

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

Indeed, Moscow acted like a pre-1914 great power, taking limited forceful steps to assert its interests and secure its borders.