Word: compel
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...Chicago Law School, he should be left to find that balance for himself. Surely, it’s troubling that many Harvard undergraduates don’t seem to take their academic experiences seriously, but it’s even more disconcerting to see overzealous administrators attempting to forcefully compel interest and attention...
...works this way: You enlist in the army for a given term of years. Then, when it is time for your discharge, an obscure clause in your contract (which gives the military the right to compel additional services) is invoked, and back you go to the hell of Iraq. You have no right of appeal, no legal recourse. According to the press notes for Kimberly Peirce's powerful film, some 81,000 young men and women have been "stop-lossed" since the U.S. invaded Iraq five years ago, with untold numbers of them choosing to go AWOL, living underground...
...fund its military establishments properly (though don't count on the latter ever happening). Meanwhile, it is clear that NATO is facing a test in Afghanistan that is unlike anything it has encountered, and one that it may not survive. U.S. frustration with some of its European partners could compel Washington to establish other coalitions of the willing instead, says military analyst Michael O'Hanlon, at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "America might decide these aren't the most important allies. That's certainly a possibility...
...political setup appears doomed to failure, says Lahore-based political analyst and TV talk show host Haroon ur Rashid. "It seems that working between Musharraf and the new government will not be smooth. The dynamics of emerging politics may compel PPP and its allies to isolate Musharraf." If the new coalition can get a two-thirds majority, which it has demonstrated with the choice of Gilani as Prime Minister, it could move to impeach the President...
...compel students to feel a personal stake for the issues for which you advocate...