Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] by force " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pérez de Cuéllar on Aug. 13 , and again on Aug. 17 , dissociated the UN from any attempt at this stage to impose sanctions by force , but Bush on Aug. 14 reaffirmed his view that the USA was acting within its legal rights , and called for clarification of the position of the permanent Security Council members , in advance of a possible further resolution . |
| 2 | The offer was conditional upon the Chinese government adopting " democratic politics and the free economic system " , renouncing its commitment to reconquer Taiwan by force and refraining " from obstructing our development of foreign relations " . |
| 3 | These centred on Eighth Army 's dealings with the Yugoslavs , including their inability " to exercise authority by force of arms " . |
| 4 | And yet , although Lloyd George was the author of the Free City proposals , they were approved by the Americans and the French , and had the Poles not been so heavily engaged against the Soviets by this time , they might still have attempted to seize Danzig by force — there was certainly little the Germans could have done to prevent such a move . |
| 5 | He said the rebels ' objective was ‘ not to conquer Kabul by force , but to smash the security perimeter ’ established by government forces . |
| 6 | The speech indicated that the Khmers Rouges had abandoned plans to seize power by force of arms , and were directing their efforts to improving their image in the countryside . |
| 7 | Britain and France , both with colonial possessions in Asia , sent small forces to fight in Korea and in Germany there were fears that the Communists might use ‘ hot war ’ tactics closer to home : Korea , like Germany , had become divided after a joint East-West occupation ; it seemed that the East Germans could emulate North Korea and try to reunite Germany by force . |
| 8 | Having gained a substantial following in Judaea , he undertook to occupy Jerusalem by force of arms and drive the Romans from the Holy Land . |