Simply forcing people to attend to any apparent imbalances is a forceful way of raising awareness.
However, the trouble with one's own wedding is that it's now traditional to spend about a year surrounded by well-meaning, forceful, opinionated people who are convinced they have excellent taste, and try to impart that taste to you.
The floor manager, Joan Marsden - one of those forceful, loyal BBC people who gave a heart to the corporation - was visibly upset, but took care to conceal what she knew.
Seeing Theresa, this diminutive firecracker of a woman, hearing her talk, hearing Tommy's vivid account, was a forceful reminder that people with dementia – who we often reduce to statistics, to costs, to problems, even (horrible words) to "bed blockers", are not "them" but "us", valuable and human and precious, with stories to tell and voices to be listened to.
The "Lost Generation" of World War One was not entirely lost, as the many talented, forceful and successful people of the post-war years show.
Applauding the forceful extraction were people like Bishop Leopoldo Gonzalez, who believes homosexuality "goes against nature".
Had there not been a collective sense of betrayal expressed in a forceful way by people around the world, the Vatican would have done nothing.
Our media and popular culture tell us that leaders and managers are strong, forceful go-to people with all the answers; that good ones are decisive, quick-witted, and abrupt.
Daisey tells us near the end that our keyboards are soaked in blood, a ham-handed image (however technically accurate) that isn't nearly as forceful as the people he brings to life throughout the night.
