The heat of the sun beat down throughout the year, yet in the cold season it came from a different angle and lacked force.

But because he fails to rouse much personal sympathy, the points lack force.

His poetry, though graceful, lacked force, and is now forgotten.

A resolution forced through with a bare majority would lack credibility and force.

This sector lacks the leadership and force to influence the opposition as a whole.

However, the blow was aimed from her prone position under him and lacked force.

Most of the usual market movers have lacked force in recent weeks, traders said.

But those things seemed to lack force, here, so she doubted it.

This point is true enough, but it lacks dialectical force.

His shots seem to lack speed and force, perhaps because he is fatigued from playing about 30 minutes each game.