Word: compellent
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MARRIAGE SHE SAYS "Frankly, whether enforced or not, the very idea that a husband can compel his wife to fulfil her 'conjugal duty' is intolerable." HE SAYS "Violence against women is more a problem of social psychology and of culture than a problem genuinely linked to this Koranic teaching, which authorizes a man to 'chastise' his wife if she fails to respond to her conjugal duty...
...even if these videos were balanced portrayals of Muslim life in America, very few Pakistanis, Indonesians or Saudis would believe them. The distinct anti-American atmosphere in much of the Islamic world, coupled with the dubious nature of the content, will compel most to pass these saccharine shows off as propaganda pieces. Skeptical foreigners wary of United States intervention around the world won’t all of a sudden trust the state department because, in place of a heavy-set balding white man, an olive-skinned American in a headscarf tells them that we’re really...
...What is it about the proposed plan that its opponents find so objectionable? First, it aims to compel Japanese banks to assess the quality of their loans more rigorously and boost the percentage of total capital they must keep on hand to safeguard against potential delinquencies. Second, the plan seeks to tighten capital accounting rules: banks today are booking the expected income from deferred tax assets as up to 40% of their core capital, but Takenaka wants to force them to lower that amount to 10%. Either of these measures would force many banks into violation of their mandated...
...Fowler and Pyle are two prickly points on the oldest triangle. Each man truly loves Phuong; it is the one selfless emotion they share. In Greene's world, love revs the heart rate and clouds the vision. So does political idealism. Both feelings can compel sporting chaps to commit indecent acts?like stealing a friend's woman, or conniving in a man's murder?with the justification that the worst thing to do was somehow the only right thing. "Sooner or later," a canny Vietnamese tells Fowler, "one has to take sides if one is to remain human." It sounds...
...resolution clearly specifying its requirements for Iraq and, critically, providing a mechanism for enforcement should Iraq fail to comply with U.N. directives. In the event that Iraq is hedging in its cooperation with weapons inspectors, the new resolution must include a provision for the use of force to compel Iraqi compliance. It is vital that the resolution serve only to give Hussein one last chance; it should not allow any room for his government to worm its way into another stalemate. Should a military action eventually be required, a new, strong Security Council resolution would also bolster Bush?...