Word: compelled
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Last week the High Court began hearing arguments on the case. To union officials, it is a crucial test of the government's support for the trade unions. In a characteristic British compromise, Parliament did not empower ACAS to compel employers to recognize unions; ACAS can merely recommend compliance. If the court accepts Ward's basic contention that he cannot be forced to accept APEX, union officials fear there will be a host of legal challenges to ACAS recommendations. Says APEX Official John Wall: "If the court rules that ACAS has no teeth, there will be hell raised...
...dissent, Justice Marshall argued that the decision "seriously eroded" the nation's "hospitality to religious dissent." Said he: "A society that truly values religious pluralism cannot compel adherents of minority religions to make the cruel choice of surrendering their religion or their job." In recent years, however, the court has consistently leaned toward separation of church and state. On one hand, it forbade civil authorities to require Amish children to attend public schools until the age of 16; on the other, it has knocked down all new attempts to finance parochial schools with public funds. Says Virginia Law Professor...
Enforcing the resolution might compel the South Africans to relax information laws and give the shareholders a clearer idea of what dealings exist, Smith said, adding that under present circumstances the stock was invested in a "blind trust...
...height of her confrontations with Henry, she is stunning. Her range grandly encompasses comic high-spiritedness and tragic disillusionment, and when she tells Henry she still adores him, every word wrenched out of her as though by a rack, her body, face and voice all conspire to compel absolute belief. In the end, it is a supremely memorable performance...
...continued support from the Faculty. Again, the recommendation is a good one, especially in light of suspected departmental opposition. But there are no bold initiatives suggested for House courses. Similarly, the task force supports more student-faculty contact through the Houses. But there are no concrete suggestions that would compel faculty members to join students in the dining hall...