Word: compels
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...They point out that Cleveland parents who don't like parochial schools can send their kids to the city's regular public schools, or to public charter schools and magnet schools. Clint Bolick, a lawyer for the Institute for Justice, which defended the voucher program, says, "No one can compel a child into the program or into a religious school...
...those that will get Ankara nervous about Europe's decision. "The E.U.'s conditions will put enormous pressure on Turkey on a range of issues, such as Greece and the Kurds, that have been central to Turkish nationalism," says Dowell. To be sure, conforming to Europe's conditions may compel them to refrain from carrying out the death sentence a Turkish court handed down to Ocalan on multiple murder charges - the death penalty itself is in violation of E.U. human rights standards. Actual membership, then, may still be years away, but in the end it could prove...
...case of the UN, it is better to compromise and wait for political change than to not compromise and wait for political change. Responsible politics should compel us to accept this relatively painless agreement and pay the UN dues...
...coalesce around a single plan, but most G.O.P. measures are likely to be built around a bipartisan Senate bill, sponsored by Democrat John Breaux and Republican Bill Frist. Just last week the pharmaceuticals lobby in Washington announced its tentative support for the Breaux-Frist approach, which would compel insurance companies to provide a "high-option" plan with drug benefits and then help cover the cost of that insurance for the poor and near poor. With its bipartisan cachet, the Breaux-Frist bill is likely to become the big starting point for a fiery debate, particularly since next year the Senate...
This view has given birth to a framework of legally binding agreements, including nearly universal participation in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Of course, neither law nor world opinion can compel nations to act against their own best interests. But most countries find it in their interests to operate within the law and be perceived as doing...