1.  As a bandleader, songwriter, and talent scout, Otis was a real force in the Los Angeles scene.

2.  Even in more authoritarian states public opinion could be a real force.

3.  When these two trends mature and meet, digital multimedia may at last become a real force in our classrooms.

4.  Any experienced investor will tell you that interest rates and company earnings are the real forces behind stock prices.

5.  But the real force in the party is Gingrich.

6.  Constitutional experts say it is too early to tell if the Second Amendment will gain real force.

7.  Fear may be a lack of the awareness of the presence of God as a real force in our lives.

8.  Given the enormous wealth and power of the real forces arrayed against it, you can only marvel that the NEA is even standing.

9.  Gramm, on the other hand, has little to lose by courting the activist conservatives who are a real force in the early months of a campaign.

10.  Last week, Ferric Collons began to be a real force, which means he probably needs to be on the field a little more.