41.  I only begin to worry when their ravings have the force of law.

42.  If approved it would not have the force of law, but would express the sense of Congress on this issue.

43.  If the Democrats win control of the House, many lawmakers said, Gephardt will have some forces strengthening his hand if he pursues his centrist agenda.

44.  In a country ruled by kings but also by Islamic teachings, he was the senior cleric, which meant that his rulings often had the force of law.

45.  In cyberspace, these critics assert, computer code has the force of law.

46.  In any case, presidential assertions and summit communiques do not have the force of law.

47.  In general, the Germans are happier to have their forces acting in a peacekeeping rather than a combat role.

48.  It had no force of law.

49.  It is a shape Ives overused to the point of cliche, but at its best it has the force of prophecy.

50.  It has the force of an uncovered repression.