The words of an impassioned speech may compel action from those who are listening. From LearnThat.org.
We compel all students to fill out this form. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Compelling: does the idea compel you to explore it further?. From Wordnik.com. [WIWSWTMWISO: Ideas Into Stories] Reference
A bill introduced in Congress this week would "compel" oil and natural gas companies to produce from federal lands they are leasing. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Idle' Oil Field Fallacy] Reference
Mr Maude said the Coalition was not trying to "compel" people to give. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
There may be a surprising reason why a government can "compel" a false SSL certificate. From Wordnik.com. [Betanews] Reference
In my dictionary (Merriam-Webster), the first definition of the verb is a synonym: "compel". From Wordnik.com. [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root] Reference
Qur'an 16:106 - Establishes that there are circumstances that can "compel" a Muslim to tell a lie. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Qur'an (16: 106) - Establishes that there are circumstances that can "compel" a Muslim to tell a lie. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Such a bed will "compel" persons to stop and admire it, but they will do it for the sake of its beauty rather than its great brilliance. From Wordnik.com. [Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover] Reference
But can China compel the junta to do the right thing?. From Wordnik.com. [The Problem With Burma] Reference
But many parents think that economic pressures compel them to intervene. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Letting Go] Reference
But even apparent bipartisan agreement wasn't sufficient to compel action. From Wordnik.com. [What Happens When Congress Fails to Do Its Job?] Reference
Easier cross-border price comparisons will compel firms to become more efficient. From Wordnik.com. [The New Coin Of The Realm] Reference
Should welfare rules be tightened to deter out-of-wedlock births or to compel work?. From Wordnik.com. [Political Child Abuse] Reference
It is to compel us to compare drawbacks and to construct a better imperfect system. From Wordnik.com. [NATIONALIZE HEALTH CARE] Reference
If it does not, Lindh's lawyers will ask the Judge to compel the government to do so. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense Of John Walker Lindh] Reference
And bombing is probably not going to compel Saddam to cave in to U.N. arms inspectors. From Wordnik.com. [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference
They worry that California's Proposition 36 doesn't do enough to compel long-term treatment. From Wordnik.com. [The War On Addiction] Reference
A brilliantly written essay may compel me to look beyond superficial shortcomings in an application. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Be Bland] Reference
Religious fundamentalists try to compel "equal time" in school curricula for creationism and evolution. From Wordnik.com. ['Compassion' On Campus] Reference
President Clinton apparently presumed that the mere threat of airstrikes would compel Milosevic to concede. From Wordnik.com. [The Phantom Superpower?] Reference
Buenos Aires says a 50 percent settlement rate will be enough to compel most other investors to follow suit. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Finally, this approach would compel legislators to debate openly the value of higher spending versus higher taxes. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Symbolism] Reference
The growth of e-commerce (it's thought) will corrode the sales tax and compel state and local governments to retrench. From Wordnik.com. [Why Not Tax The Internet?] Reference
A crucial moment to clarify the stakes and compel politicians to make choices probably won't occur until it's too late. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Lie of 2008] Reference
Then, to help compel disgruntled civil servants to go along with the move, the government raised their pay 500 percent. From Wordnik.com. [It's the Oil and Gas, Stupid] Reference
She cosponsored the Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005, which would compel Congress to impose limits on U.S. foreign debt. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary Of State Nominee] Reference
It's axiomatic that predictions of humanitarian tragedy -- like forecasts of famines -- rarely compel the world toward mass action. From Wordnik.com. [The Plague Years] Reference
Kendall had clung to a faint hope that Starr would conclude that he lacked the legal authority to compel the president's testimony. From Wordnik.com. [Extracting A Confession] Reference
If the fighting spreads, the fact that our unilateral action had triggered the escalation would compel us to deal with the consequences. From Wordnik.com. [The Risk Of 'Americanizing' The War] Reference
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