Sentence examples for had been compelled over from inspiring English sources

In his book on Mercury dimes, Lange notes that Barber, by then aged 75, had been "compelled over the past ten years to participate in the systematic undoing of a lifetime's achievements"; he had to participate in the process which resulted in coins designed by others replacing ones designed by him.

As recently as April 2011 the FCO had been compelled to "discover" that it held over 8,000 colonial files, including the records of human rights abuses in Kenya and elsewhere.

"Earlier, over 40 small- and medium-scale miners had been compelled to join hands with OMC.

She had been compelled to fight so hard.

Riders have been compelled to come forward.

I've been compelled to fill the vacuum..

Legally, they could have been compelled to attend.

And the story has been compelling.

No American president had ever been compelled to do so.

Cardozo said the national security letters had all been "lumped together" and it was impossible to see what legal framework had been used to compel the companies to hand over information.

Ms Bonner said she had felt compelled to protest over Ms Bland's death and that she had been in touch with her family.