Sentence examples for seeks to compel from inspiring English sources

In short, the plaintiff seeks to compel neither the company nor its directors to execute any legal duty.

The suit seeks to compel the government to give the boy his constitutional rights, said one of the lawyers, Spencer Eig.

A better bet is the bill from Councilman David Yassky of Brooklyn, which seeks to compel manufacturers and dealers to adhere to a code of conduct.

"We regret that the special prosecutor has chosen to issue a subpoena that seeks to compel Judy Miller to reveal her confidential sources," Mr. Sulzberger said.

The filing, made in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeks to compel the senator to comply with a nearly five-month-old subpoena, undercutting Mr. Espada's claims that he has been cooperating with investigators.

The IOC has ducked, but the European Parliament has passed a resolution supporting this aim, and a bill before the United States Congress seeks to compel that country's Olympics committee to do so.

But I wouldn't seek to compel them.

A subpoena does not, however, seek to compel creation of a document; it compels its production.

To bolster his defense, Mr. Schwartz had sought to compel Ms. Santiago to testify.

Alliance Data's suit had sought to compel Blackstone to complete its $6.4 billion purchase.

They did not rule out seeking to compel the governor's testimony.