Sentence examples for small but forceful from inspiring English sources

"Save our firehouses, save our firehouses!" the small but forceful group chanted.

Experts who have seen the documents say they do not suggest that the shuttle Discovery -- scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 22 -- is unsafe, but a small but forceful minority say they worry that NASA is repeating a practice that contributed to the Columbia disaster: playing down risks to continue sending humans into space.

Seven or eight years later, in a Martyrdom of St. Matthew, Caravaggio is the scowling black-bearded villain half hidden among spectators running from the scene of the crime: a small but forceful presence isolated near the hectic center of a crowded canvas.

You can also use an oral irrigation device (known as a "water pick") which attaches to the tap in your bathroom to shoot a small but forceful jet of water at your gum line, helping to clear debris.

Earlier in his career, Gray made such small-bore but forceful movies as "Little Odessa" (Russian Jewish gangsters in Brooklyn), "The Yards" (corruption and violence in the New York subway system), and "Two Lovers" (the attempts of a Brooklyn Jew to win the love of a blond beauty).

Do the parties actually care about culture, or has this more to do with tactical neutralisation of the small, but incredibly forceful arts lobby?

Government officials privately expressed relief today that the protests were small, but made no forceful public declaration of victory.

The one called Merino (above center) has the smallest heads, forceful but with a hint of herbs.

The wordless backing vocals could be from a sixties easy-listening record, though they're soon riding along a small string section, a barbed bit of feedback, and the drummer Patrick Hallahan's relaxed but forceful beat.

Payne continued in an even but forceful voice.

It's been a remarkable performance: effortless, natural, but forceful.