"compelling them to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you need to describe something that forces someone to do something. For example: "The harsh cold weather was compelling them to seek shelter."
The owner supervised his workers, compelling them to work at the pace of the machine.
If not, what is the case for compelling them to do so?
"A lot of these officials don't understand that there is nothing compelling them to act right now".
Many party leaders say electoral demographics are compelling them to move beyond policies based only on tough enforcement.
While the broadcast networks typically carry presidential addresses, there is no requirement or regulation compelling them to do so.
Organic, gluten, lactose, carbohydrate: people structure whole diets around binding vocabularies, and not always because they have an affliction compelling them to.
As agitation continued, Wamba's successors made scapegoats of the Jews, compelling them to accept the Christian religion and threatening them with slavery.
We theorize that it conditions how officials choose recipient communities, compelling them to allocate to needy communities rather than to core supporters.
However, students were still faced with offers having very short deadlines, compelling them to accept or reject offers without knowing what other offers might be forthcoming.
For parents, getting kids to share their toys can be a constant battle, and compelling them to hand over their favorite doll or truck rarely works for long.
While it is reasonable to ask students to regulate their own behavior, little good will come of compelling them to police the behavior of their schoolmates.
