Leith felt an overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth. From LearnThat.org. [www.ldoceonline.com]
Though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Because I realize that the compulsion is almost irresistable. From Wordnik.com. [And so it begins.] Reference
Instead, the compulsion is too strong to sneer and mock at the hated Dubya. From Wordnik.com. [So long « BuzzMachine] Reference
The compulsion is as great today as it ever was, but it is met in a different spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction] Reference
You will notice that this compulsion is entirely in the economic and political fields. From Wordnik.com. [Australian Politics] Reference
Spot on where the distinction between a new ‘right’ and a compulsion is concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Our Rights are Threatened by All These New Rights] Reference
Of any thing worth having, compulsion is a most unsuitable instrument for conveying it to mankind. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 111] Reference
Less compulsion is necessary to obtain recruits in that province than in any other part of the kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
No amount of compulsion is going to make me disclose what I have learned, but it will be of value to me all my days. From Wordnik.com. [To Britain and Return] Reference
So St. Elias received his first lesson in compulsion. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
Destruction by your compulsion is a true complication. From Wordnik.com. ["My counselor says I'm a heterosexual with complications, whatever that means."] Reference
If the compulsion was a big one, and went back far into childhood. From Wordnik.com. [Hex] Reference
Charlie's got this what you might wanta call compulsion to confess. From Wordnik.com. [White Jazz]
ERVIN: Well, the issue of compelling, the compulsion is a little unclear. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2008] Reference
Third, we must have the power to exert self-compulsion, which is to say that we possess. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind and Its Education] Reference
A compulsion is a ritualistic, repetitive, and involuntary defensive behavior or action. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
Or had he merely obeyed an impulse so strong that it could have been called a compulsion?. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiger in the Smoke]
The compulsion is the action that deals with the consuming thought that interferes with their life. From Wordnik.com. [Mona Ackerman: Nadya Suleman, Octuplets' Mom: Is Her Quest For Kids A Compulsion?] Reference
It was Potterley who began it, Potterley who stood there now, gloating; but the compulsion was his own. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories Vol 1]
They have been sources of discipline, and of compulsion, which is of course one reason why many people loathe them. From Wordnik.com. [Latest education news, including the university guide 2010, RAE results, higher and schools news, schools tables and further education | guardian.co.uk] Reference
I suppose Owen was what is generally called a smug, but he was not one by choice but by compulsion, which is the best kind I should think. From Wordnik.com. [Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate] Reference
Why are you wondering about some 'compulsion' which isn't there?. From Wordnik.com. [ABC: Secret Service Headed To Biden's House] Reference
Our recruits come to us spontaneously, under no kind of compulsion. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?] Reference
I have always accepted the principle of 'compulsion' in education of the 5-11s. From Wordnik.com. [Trouble with Independence] Reference
I've always had some difficulty with the balance between 'compulsion' and 'rights'. From Wordnik.com. [Trouble with Independence] Reference
But it really speaks to a kind of compulsion, where he sees the victim, he stalks her, he follows her. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2005] Reference
I-- you know, an author writes because he has to, and it's a kind of compulsion, it's a personality type. From Wordnik.com. [Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber] Reference
The compulsion is there. From Wordnik.com. [The Blitzkrieg In Flanders] Reference
You know, compulsion is a great thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Blitzkrieg In Flanders] Reference
It's a kind of compulsion, and I wanted all the ducks in a row. From Wordnik.com. [Play | The Rhapsody Editorial Music Blog] Reference
Tie up with Nitish is not 'compulsion', says BJP leader Giriraj. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Water crisis of east & west Punjab] Reference
Tie up with Nitish is not 'compulsion', says BJP leader Giriraj Singh. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
"Because, in that kind of compulsion, you cease to act from freedom.". From Wordnik.com. [The Last Penny and Other Stories] Reference
RNC candidate says homosexuality a 'compulsion' that can be 'repressed'. From Wordnik.com. [memeorandum] Reference
Drill crews were under "compulsion" to complete the well, co-chairman says. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
There is no "compulsion" dimension to it; foreign aid is just a nice thing to do. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
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