Players land their pieces with the delicate thump of baize on wood, then jot their moves on scoresheets and tap the clock forcefully, or gently, depending on the mood they wish to communicate to their opponents.
But, they note, much will depend on how forcefully the government pursues its goals and how effectively the private sector responds.
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition," James Madison wrote, meaning that America's divided system of government would depend on both the president and Congress forcefully pursuing their respective roles — and in so doing, acting as a natural check on each other.
But whether such cooperation can be forged in New York may depend first on whether Mr. Giuliani backs the proposed rules on garbage collection, and how forcefully.
In short, the idea behind libertarian populism seems to be to bring back disaffected whites by preaching, even more forcefully, the virtues of the pro-wealthy policies the GOP has been following all along, and meanwhile destroying the safety net programs many of those disaffected whites depend on.
Why on the internet and only on the internet?" Since that libertarian rhetoric comes most forcefully from individuals who made billions of dollars on the strength of those freedoms in their 20s, I suggest, and from academics whose lucrative careers depend on it, perhaps we should all be a tiny bit more critical?
The exact timescale might be hazy, it all depends on how successful United are under Moyes and how forcefully the new man stamps his personality on the club, but the blueprint is fairly clear.
Were I a politician, I would forcefully state that the vibrancy of the American economy for our children and grandchildren depends on our investment in basic science today.
Whether the Afghan army and police will be able to secure peace in the country depends not only on their ability to suppress the insurgency, which has reignited particularly forcefully in Helmand.
Depending on the species, they take up to 150 days to grow, after which the velvet dies and is forcefully removed by rubbing the antlers against branches and small trees.
