Sentence examples for coerced into action from inspiring English sources

If you say yes, then you think that people can never be coerced into action by circumstances that do not involve the direct physical compulsion of another person.

Albert takes his chance – coerced into action by an acerbic parody of his own coronation music punched out by Britten's angry little orchestra.

The Swiss authorities are not easily coerced into action, but AFP reports that former Swiss president Micheline Calmy-Rey has said that opening an investigation into the HSBC revelations "would be the least that could be done".

And even though the media was initially slow-moving, the legal system was coerced into action.

But medicine isn't the only area where we're coerced into taking action unnecessarily.

Expending effort triggers what psychologists call "cognitive dissonance," a rationalize that occurs when individuals are coerced into voluntary action, causing them to perceive more enjoyment from activities than if they never had to make more effort.

Instead the impetus for the travel ban is a recently-enacted South Carolina law that Becerra deems to be "discriminatory". The law in question protects faith-based institutions and non-profits from being coerced into taking actions that violate their religious beliefs.

For there are cases in which someone knowingly performs a corrupt action but is, say, coerced into so doing, and is therefore not blameworthy.

The two defended their actions, claiming they were coerced into the meeting with Gómez Martínez.

Speaking to the BBC, Silent Circle co-founder Phil Zimmermann said the service was closed because of Lavabit's action and because it feared it would be coerced into handing over keys that can unscramble messages.

It's the audience that's being programmed, coerced into seeing him not as a character but as a sentimental action-figure mascot.