It is at mid-ocean ridges that one of the key pieces of evidence forcing acceptance of the seafloor spreading hypothesis was found.

Israel fears that the Arab formula could lead to a hostile U.N. ganging up to force acceptance of unsatisfactory terms.

Eighty years before, the Rix had sought to break the Empire's will, to force acceptance of compound minds within all Imperial infostructures.

Some are reserved, some demonstrate public virtue, while others force acceptance through physical intimidation.

Mr. Stocklin, the Local 52 president, said he "did not anticipate" any action by the international union that might force acceptance of the settlement.

He has promised there would be no attempt to force acceptance of a common declaration, as in the old days of unchallengeable Moscow dominance.

The action delays but does not defeat the measure since the Government can force acceptance of a bill a year after passage by the Commons.

But it is unclear how much American pressure on the Muslim-led Bosnian Government he will go along with to force acceptance of a settlement.

Life itself eventually forces acceptance.

At the same time, solutions at European level can be a way of forcing acceptance by those who do not agree with infringing moral principles.