Sentence examples for forceful member from inspiring English sources

Massera, the most forceful member of the triumvirate, did his best to maintain his links with Washington.

Composed of the deputies representing Paris and formally headed by General Louis-Jules Trochu, the new government's most forceful member was Léon Gambetta, hero of the radical republicans.

At the F.C.C., Mr. Powell has managed to be a forceful member even though he was a member from the minority party, and often carrying more influence in shaping opinions and orders than some of the three Democrats.

In addition to the official announcement, the league spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed that Dr. Elliot Pellman, the committee's sole chairman until he resigned that position in 2007 while remaining a forceful member of the panel, would no longer be a member of the group.

They were also, along with their friend James Baldwin, forceful members of the civil-rights movement — indefatigable because they never lost the ability to dream.

It paints the Sacklers as forceful board members, intent on pushing Purdue Pharma's salesforce to persuade doctors to prescribe more and more OxyContin at higher doses to their patients.

Don't be a pushover, be more forceful with members of the same sex, if someone pushes you, don't apologize for getting in the way, but equally, don't be aggressive.

Several members of Congress pushed more forceful action against members of the Turkish security detail.

In Washington, Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry spent the weekend making a forceful case to members of Congress that the U.S. should respond militarily to Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons on a massive scale.

"We continue to make a forceful case to members of Congress that overriding the president's veto means that this country will start pursuing a less forceful approach in dealing with state sponsors of terrorism, and potentially opens up U.S service members and diplomats and even companies to spurious lawsuits in kangaroo courts around the world".

A plan to build the city's first Wal-Mart beside Rego Park Center erupted in a political firestorm in 2004, with City Council members, union leaders and community members in forceful opposition.