51.   It requires a degree of intimacy that has the force of second nature, as with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

52.   Japan, New Zealand, and Turkey also have military forces on standby for operations in Afghanistan.

53.   Local custom had the force of law.

54.   Local officials, aware that such a notion could never have the force of law, hesitate to use words like copyright, license or trademark.

55.   More than a preoccupation, it has had the force to undermine rulers, incite revolutions, circumscribe development and define patriotism.

56.   Moreover, the economy has other forces working in its favor.

57.   Moreover, this November the issue could have particular force because Bush broke his pledge to protect the Social Security trust fund.

58.   Not only does the big rig make a large footprint, it also has the force to push out the water beneath its tires.

59.   None of this has the force of law.

60.   NTSB recommendations only have the force of federal law if the FAA adopts them.