Others said they would ask, but could not force the issue.

Yet he wasn't about to force the issue at the moment.

I think he's just trying to force the issue right now.

One way or another he had to force the issue, to see her a last time.

There was no point in trying to force the issue, at the moment.

Now the union may have found a way to force the issue.

I tried to force the issue, and now she's gone.

I've found that's usually better than trying to force the issue.

If your child doesn't want to talk, don't try to force the issue.

But there was no way he could force the issue.