Although I knew nothing could have survived the direct force of the blast.

This man is protected, even from the direct force of my client.

"Certainly she knows there will be no act of direct force from the Federation."

As a matter of fact, there is no evidence that the castle was ever stormed by direct force.

I don't for a moment think you'd use direct force to get me home.

Do you know that it is possible to rule people through fear alone, without an atom of direct force?

I don't know these things, so my idea of the difference between direct and indirect forces may completely miss the point.

But this never stopped me before, so here's my best guess: A direct force is a force between things that are touching.

She hit the ground through the lap robe and all, but at least it broke the direct force of the fall.

And the direct force of Warden's human eye was familiar, as if he'd stood under its scrutiny more than once.