"All we know is there are enough of them to strike with significant force," said one senior military officer.

This struck me with even greater force the following cold and damp Sunday.

G-8 knew that if one of those blows struck him with full force, he was done for.

I opened the door and the sound struck me with almost palpable force.

I don't know why it struck me with such vivid force at that moment.

And the only way to get done quickly was to strike with overwhelming force.

The storm developed throughout the night and struck with full force the next morning.

His feet struck the woman with force and both fell heavily to the ground.

I wondered if anything in the real world had ever struck me with such force.

The thought struck her with such force she had to sit down on the bed.