Such questions take on added force with the film's first view of Hasidim as strange and stubborn outsiders.

But within the elite, where subtle gradations of background take on particular force, Mr. Kerry was an insider's outsider.

Neither the filmmakers nor the characters address this directly; "Rosetta" is often watchful and mute in ways that take on great cumulative force.

Under conditions of restricted visibility, prosaic images can take on exaggerated, energy-sapping force, and terrible realities can remain unrevealed and uncorrected.

The Left's effort to push conservative opinions outside the realm of acceptable discourse takes on even greater force in cultural disagreements, like the controversy over how to treat homosexuality.

Moral concerns like human rights could take on new force, while the environment, terrorism, drugs and above all economics rise as factors in international relations.

This is where the title of the communication takes on real meaning, Commissioner, and real force: turning a challenge into an opportunity.

Then there are those accounts of the Franks' final days, which take on new force.

Observers suggested that Azerbaijan's military action was taking on renewed force following the victory of nationalist leader Abulfez Elchibey in presidential elections [see p. 38976].

What words have wearied, however, take on strange new force in a resplendent but quirky work of a 15th-century artist.