21.  He could rule baseball by gentle persuasion if possible, by sheer force of personality if necessary.

22.  He has shown, for example, that males achieve dominance not through sheer force but through shrewd politics.

23.  He has the unique ability to elevate the comedic level of a situation by the sheer force of his energy and enthusiasm.

24.  He triumphs, he says, by sheer force of numbers.

25.  His confidence that the sheer force of his leadership will blast through any obstacle is already being tested by a tough primary race.

26.  Immensely talented, creative and imaginative, he was driven by sheer force of will.

27.  In fact, Lieberman has made it, by sheer force of his personality, into a distinct asset.

28.  Israeli officials insist that Arafat, by sheer force of arms, retains enough raw power if not political support to crack down on militants if he chooses to.

29.  It is an explosion of rage, of sheer force.

30.  It seems, more than ever, that sheer force of character has brought them this far.