Sentence examples for could have compelled from inspiring English sources

He denied threatening to expel those who refused to cheat but conceded the "level of expectation, of pressure" could have compelled some riders to do so.

But the collection lacked the urgency of vision that could have compelled Mr. Armani back into the world of workhorse dressing — and the pretty eveningwear did not even reach the divine madness of the satellite dress that Lady Gaga picked from Privé.

An ideal counterpart for "Expedition Impossible" would be filmed wholly from the perspective of the local residents, tracking their barbed commentary as they wonder what could have compelled them to let this go down on their watch, and as they, too, count down to the announcement of the winners and their flight home.

Mr. Fitzpatrick told the filmmakers that he thought Mr. Bulger, a fugitive since 1995 and on the F.B.I.'s most-wanted list, may well hold the key to solving the theft because only an underworld leader of his power could have compelled silence for so long and could now unlock a flow of information.

About Lakhdar's family or what could have compelled such a vicious reaction, we learn nothing, aside from the usual cliches: the father is pious and abusive ("a man of a single book, but a good one, the Qur'an"); the mother is pious and submissive ("my mother moaned in a corner").

No force on earth could have compelled me to take those last few steps.

Put a price on the pollution, and businesses and consumers will change their behavior in thousands of ways that government regulators would not have predicted and could not have compelled.

Had it passed, it would have compelled public bodies to judge how they could reduce socioeconomic inequalities in their decisions on spending and services.

On the other hand, the IMF deal would have compelled Mr. Yanukovych to adopt a punishing austerity program that could have complicated his reelection in 2015.

These considerations have compelled us to study whether vorinostat and capecitabine used in combination could have synergistic antitumour effects.

The proposed law would have compelled the Government to seek new licences for medicines that were not covered by patents but which could benefit patients.