forceless

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forceless - lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"

forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

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If one likes, it is only the "forceless force of the better argument" (Habermas) that counts here.

Names and designations in law: towards a nominalist approach to constitutional jurisprudence

(3) Professor Martin argues that through the confluence of substantive and procedural law a plaintiff's evidence of pretext has become "hollow and forceless in evidentiary value." (4) With precision, Professor Martin critiques courts' use of "evidentiary-dilution devices," (5) making evidence of pretext devoid of discriminatory or prejudicial content.

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If expulsion of urine was forceless and there was low back and knee soreness and limpness, 10 grams each of Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), Shu Di (cooked Radix Rehmanniae), and Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) were added.

Chinese medicine: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and Zhu Ling Tang

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