The phrase "serious consequences" is widely viewed as meaning military force.

The word forte in Italian actually means force or strong.

United Nations officials use this code language to mean military force, which, in practical terms, means air strikes, officials here say.

"I chose those colors because they mean force, ferocity, and total dedication in the field", he stated.

The question is whether by "allow" he really means "force."

With something the mass of a star, rotation means incredible centripetal force pushing out at the equator.

By "necessary connection", Hume means the power or force which necessarily ties one idea to another.

"In some cases, punishment often meant physical force," he writes.

I know here in Washington prevention means force; it doesn't mean force, necessarily.

Now, he says we should trust him - that prevention doesn't mean force; it means diplomacy.