Two powerful concluding chapters are devoted to the development of Augustine's views and the controversies that raged around them - for he encountered plenty of forceful opposition.

Supporters of the union's institutions said Parliament's forceful opposition was a sign of things to come.

In some cities and towns Klan marches were met with forceful opposition by groups of Catholics (mostly French-Canadians).

This has generated forceful opposition.

The only forceful opposition to proposals for a Palestinian state was voiced outside the School of International Affairs at Columbia, where the conference was held.

The 6ft 3ins, 16st McIntosh provides forceful opposition to the argument.

The most forceful opposition is likely to come from groups that monitor the influence of religious conservatives in politics and groups that advocate a strict separation of church and state.

Lin's forceful opposition to the trade on moral and social grounds is considered to be the primary catalyst for the First Opium War of 1839-42.

Only the forceful opposition of a broad majority of Americans from across the political spectrum can end the conflict.

That forceful opposition will emerge when Americans are fully informed about the depth of the deceptions that brought us to war.