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I remind all parties that the extensive destruction of property and the forcible transfer of protected people in an occupied territory are grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention. While assuring that the humanitarian community stands ready to support all those who have been displaced or otherwise affected, I strongly reiterate our call to Israel to immediately halt unlawful demolitions. – Yvonne Helle	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We are using life detection instruments to monitor signs of life and professional breaking-in tools to make forcible entries. We are trying our utmost to save trapped people. – Guo Yutuan	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Lack of consent results from forcible compulsion or circumstances under which at the time of the act of intercourse, the complainant clearly expressed that she did not consent to engage in such act and a reasonable person in the defendant's situation would have understood the complainant's words and acts as an expression of lack of consent to such act under all the circumstances. – Judge James Burke	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Illinois law has long held felons accountable for any foreseeable deaths that occur during the commission or attempted commission of a' forcible felony.' This includes the death of innocent bystanders in addition to the deaths of co-felons. – State Attorney Michael G. Nerheim	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The general public might think, 'Why was such a person let loose?' but forcible commitment is against the person's will so the conditions should be strict. – Fumie Kyo	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
My client maintains his innocence. So far, everything that we've been given from a physical evidence standpoint is consistent with what he says, and not consistent with forcible intercourse. – Paul Cambria	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. – John Locke	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh. – Robert Cecil	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them. – Sir Thomas Browne	added by anonymous 13 years ago
When we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, and opening quotation is a symphony precluding on the chords those tones we are about to harmonize. – Benjamin Disraeli	added by anonymous 13 years ago

I remind all parties that the extensive destruction of property and the forcible transfer of protected people in an occupied territory are grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention. While assuring that the humanitarian community stands ready to support all those who have been displaced or otherwise affected, I strongly reiterate our call to Israel to immediately halt unlawful demolitions.

– Yvonne Helle

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We are using life detection instruments to monitor signs of life and professional breaking-in tools to make forcible entries. We are trying our utmost to save trapped people.

– Guo Yutuan

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Lack of consent results from forcible compulsion or circumstances under which at the time of the act of intercourse, the complainant clearly expressed that she did not consent to engage in such act and a reasonable person in the defendant's situation would have understood the complainant's words and acts as an expression of lack of consent to such act under all the circumstances.

– Judge James Burke

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Illinois law has long held felons accountable for any foreseeable deaths that occur during the commission or attempted commission of a' forcible felony.' This includes the death of innocent bystanders in addition to the deaths of co-felons.

– State Attorney Michael G. Nerheim

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The general public might think, 'Why was such a person let loose?' but forcible commitment is against the person's will so the conditions should be strict.

– Fumie Kyo

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

My client maintains his innocence. So far, everything that we've been given from a physical evidence standpoint is consistent with what he says, and not consistent with forcible intercourse.

– Paul Cambria

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

– John Locke

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.

– Robert Cecil

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.

– Sir Thomas Browne

added by anonymous
13 years ago

When we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, and opening quotation is a symphony precluding on the chords those tones we are about to harmonize.

– Benjamin Disraeli

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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