The threat of force to clear the building was conclusive.

The threat of overwhelming American military force, they said, gave him no other choice.

But even this approach will not work without the continued threat of force.

But without the threat of military force, the question is how effective that diplomacy can be.

But nothing will we give, not even a loaf's worth, under threat of force.

Does rape have to be accompanied by the threat of physical force?

He's done that before, but never backed by the threat of force.

The threat of force is sometimes enough to get the workers to stop.

President Clinton's threat of military force also played an important role.

People do not volunteer to pay tax and in the final analysis the money demanded is taken under the threat of force.