(1) But he lost much of his earnings betting on cards and horses, and he has readily admitted that it was losses of up to £750,000 a night that compelled him to make some of his worst films.
(2) This provides a compelling argument that the protein kinase function of p37mos is an intrinsic property of the protein.
(3) Compelling evidence of the transference in this case occurred in the ninth month of treatment when the therapist told the child that she would be going on vacation.
(4) "We continue to believe that our final proposal was compelling and represented full value for AstraZeneca based on the information that was available to us," said the British-born executive.
(5) These advances will compel hospitals to plan for their funding and implementation.
(6) Certainly the affidavit against Ferdaus paints a compelling picture of a man hellbent on waging jihad in America and eager to take the guns and explosives eventually supplied to him by the undercover FBI agents.
(7) The Hollande team maintained that all topics were on the table and also held open the prospect that France could refuse to ratify Merkel's fiscal pact compelling debt and deficit reduction in the eurozone unless eurobonds were recognised as a possible tool.
(8) As a self-described rationalist, she felt compelled to act.
(9) Brown makes policy statements all the time, and we know exactly what he's said about social justice etc - but he has never been able to give the public a compelling answer to this question.
(10) The evidence has long been compelling that the primary fuel of what the US calls terrorism are the very policies of aggression justified in the name of stopping terrorism .
(11) Christine Langan of BBC Films told Screen Daily: "Compelling, funny and moving, Gold is a gem of a story and BBC Films is proud to be participating in bringing it to an international audience."
(12) The symbolism and the politics of the law are far more troubling and far more toxic than the actual substance of what the law will do itself.” That symbolism compelled store owners in Indianapolis to put up signs that say: “Instead of hate, we proudly serve everyone,” “This Hoosier still opposes the anti-LGBT license to discriminate,” and “Open for service!
(13) The bill, voted through a panel of the house energy and power subcommittee, would compel Obama to over-rule demands for a further review of the project from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and disregard local opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline from landowners along its 1,700-mile route.
(14) Pickles said he would also be making an order under the Local Government Act 2000 to compel Rotherham council to hold all-out elections in 2016 and every fourth year thereafter.
(15) In the Museum of the Warsaw Rising, the sound effects are powerful, the visuals compelling, the tragedy forcefully conveyed.
(16) Because we're a species of storytellers, we find movie-plot threats uniquely compelling .
(17) These results were perceived as scientifically compelling as well as clinically relevant.
(18) Extraterrestrials Decades of searching for signs of alien life have so far turned up a blank, yet the question of whether life on Earth is a one-off is among the most compelling in science.
(19) Although findings in animals are compelling, observations in humans are less clear.
(20) His videos make for compelling first-person testimony.
Compulsory
Definition:
(a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
(a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results provide further data which counter the sometimes extreme advocates of the view that compulsory admission and treatment of patients with psychiatric illness is never acceptable.
(2) A guide, £44pp, is compulsory ( rscn.org.jo ) 2 Discover the Nuweiba coast: Red Sea, Egypt Beach, Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt.
(3) Lloyds said it would achieve many of the job cuts through making less use of contractors and voluntary severance but admitted that some compulsory redundancies may be inevitable.
(4) The results are most consistent with a general non-compulsory model for the formation of a ternary complex between carrier, phenylalanine molecule and a sodium ion, which can be formed from either binary complex, i.e., either species can combine first to the carrier.
(5) Revenue from the tax will be used to increase compulsory pension payments from 9% to 12%.
(6) Of these patients 90 had to be jugded by a court commission with regard to further compulsory hospitalization.
(7) Both alcohol oxidation and acetaldehyde reduction follow a compulsory ordered pathway, with coenzyme binding first.
(8) However, an increasing body of experts argues something must be done to arrest disengagement by winning over this so-called Generation Y, born after 1982, who are predicted to be poorer than their parents, and according to Ipsos Mori research, have a record low level of trust in their fellow man.Guy Lodge, of the IPPR thinktank, makes the case for an even more radical solution – compulsory voting for first-timers.
(9) Compulsory national testing for four- and five-year-olds in England from 2016 is to be introduced as part of sweeping changes being proposed to early years and primary education.
(10) In this context, the present article makes an analysis of the main ethical and legal problems posed by HIV infection, in the framework of Portuguese law, with special focus on: a) Conflict between the necessary protection of public health by the State and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens; b) Inadequacy of the existent laws to fight contagious diseases to HIV infection; c) Discrimination; d) Testing and compulsory hospitalization versus informed consent; e) Confidentiality; f) Voluntary contagion.
(11) The scheme comes ahead of government plans to make such referrals compulsory after criticism that Britain’s biggest banks are failing to provide sufficient credit to a sector the government sees as having an important role in stimulating the economy.
(12) Both groups agreed over most points, except on the desirability of compulsory vocational training: 42 of the trainees thought this to be desirable compared with 35 of the teachers.The composite scheme favoured by both trainees and teachers offered an initial period in general practice together with an organized course of seminars throughout the training period.
(13) Its role in reversing the compulsory rotation at the beginning of flexion can now easily be explained: since it is an extensor, the flexion would cause its passive elongation, against which its mere tonus causes rotation.
(14) They were selected by a method to form a representative sample of all West Jerusalem compulsory kindergarten classes in 1971.
(15) In regard to therapy, the authors believe that surgery is compulsory for patients showing clinical signs of upper airway obstruction despite suppressive therapy or when the lesion shows signs of malignant degeneration.
(16) These standards must be strengthened and made compulsory before targets are raised any further.
(17) In order to contribute to the discussion of compulsory vaccinations a brief review of those vaccines that have been extensively used so far is presented.
(18) The onset of smoking in the oldest male group in this rural area occurred in the first years after the war (first land confiscation) while in the group from 70 to 74 years of age it occurred in the years of compulsory crop-purchase system.
(19) Most hospitals in California were found to provide continuing education opportunities for physical therapists, but physical therapists in small hospitals and in private-profit hospitals could be at a disadvantage financially if continuing education becomes compulsory for relicensure.
(20) Very low levels of protection were detected, regarding both compulsory and optional vaccines as well as antimalarial protection.