On their land side, the silent force of the tree opposed them.

It had up to 20 000 armed members and was one of the forces opposing the central government.

"We can find no evidence of an armed force opposing us, sir."

No force, not even one that is "ancient and powerful" could oppose you.

Though forces may oppose your every move, My strength lies in the power to meet the opposition.

But on the other hand the forces opposing him strengthened and focused their attacks.

The force of water opposed him, and it required all his strength to go against it.

The events upon which the play is based suggest an interesting examination of the forces opposing happiness in marriage.

This force will oppose the downward motions of the balls.

In this way, much smaller forces can oppose much larger ones.