The densest concentration of sand or dust bounces close to the ground, so the storm will be less forceful at the top of a hill.
Putin's close relationship with Anatoly Chubais, Yeltsin's former first deputy prime minister and architect of the privatization program, means that Putin will be less forceful in reversing criminal privatizations than he should be.
Dr. Jenkins's own advice to parents was less forceful.
The ramifications of such a statement run deep, but in "Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray, Mr. Joness has created a pedantic production inspired by Lincoln — overly emphatic in terms of theater and breezily limited in terms of dance — that is less forceful than force-fed.
Other state constitutions, where wording is less forceful, leave benefit protections relatively open to interpretation.
But the dance's impact was less forceful; the sky was still too bright to take advantage of Robert Rauschenberg's bodysuits, which feature round mirrors on the dancers' palms and heads and are meant to flash beams of light on a darkened stage.
Obama has been less forceful in stewarding a new era of responsibility when it comes to adjudicating unresolved misdeeds in the previous White House.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was less forceful, however, saying that he was in favor of mediation as a way to resolve the constitutional crisis.
"Camel is less forceful," he said.
On Thursday, Education Minister Gilles de Robien was less forceful.
