The phrase "are compelled to respond" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone feels a strong obligation or necessity to reply to a situation or request.
Example: "In light of the recent events, we are compelled to respond to the concerns raised by the community."
Alternatives: "are obligated to reply" or "feel the need to respond".
And of course there is the internal risk – police forces and government departments in Australia are compelled to respond to staff misuse of private information alarmingly often.
His call to action is vital to the world and brought tears to my eyes; we are compelled to respond because we are all responsible for this global quagmire.
Every time that Trump rages about "fake news," people are compelled to respond with some form of, "No, actually, reporting is real, and facts are important and essential to the functioning of democracy".
"We are compelled to respond to the urgent Syrian refugee crisis by supporting what will be the largest early childhood intervention program ever created in a humanitarian setting," MacArthur President Julia Stasch said in the release.
But, since these are precisely the traits over which Iran analysts should be held professionally accountable, we are compelled to respond to at least some of his arguments.
As scholars of immigration, we are compelled to respond to both the logical fallacies and moral bankruptcy used to justify the Obama administration's family deportation raids.
I am compelled to respond to "Coping With Luxury Fever" (Soapbox, June 25).
While the United States is compelled to respond to foreign propaganda, history shows that acting alone won't work.
Mr. Medvedev said Russia was open to further negotiations, but would be compelled to respond if the United States proceeded in deploying the missile-defense system.
30), Jennifer B. McDonald approvingly quotes Peter Trachtenberg's assertion that "not many things are better than a kitten," to which I am compelled to respond: two kittens.
