Sentence examples for may not compel from inspiring English sources

The government, he explained, obviously may not compel individuals to adopt its views.

But Washington may not compel others to share in their condemnation, the Supreme Court ruled on June 20th.

The warning's genesis lies in the Fifth Amendment, which says that the government may not compel a person "in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".

On the first point, the nullifiers are correct: in a 1997 decision, Printz v. United States, the Supreme Court held that "the Federal Government may not compel the States to enact or administer a federal regulatory program".

At Epsom there is a sense that the power of the occasion derives from the power of the Derby: even though it may not compel the entire crowd, the race is still at the heart of the day.

Some of the film's feathered specimens, it's true, have been concocted digitally, but the appeal of hunting down and visually grazing on the various birds of America is clear enough, even though the movie may not compel you to go out and try it.

Spouses may not be compelled to testify about statements made to each other during their marriage.

There are some indications that Mr. Bush may not feel compelled to decide right away on a single approach, but that he may give the covert strategy and international sanctions time to run their course.

But perhaps the most attractive element of this system is that it puts pressure on people to gain and maintain a desirable reputation, something they may not feel compelled to do otherwise.

Since administration officials say waterboarding is no longer used by the C.I.A., Mr. Mukasey's comments about his review of the "current" interrogation program suggests that he may not feel compelled to review the legality of waterboarding.

They also made other demands, including: "That the Land Department of the Dominion Government be administered as far as practicable from Winnipeg, so that the settlers may not be compelled as heretofore to go to Ottawa for the settlement of questions in dispute between them and the land commissioner".