Sentence examples for while not compulsory from inspiring English sources

"While not compulsory, as people are free to opt out if they wish, it will mean millions more people will be saving for their retirement," a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spokesman told the BBC.

Their images are seen everywhere: on propaganda billboards, plastered on building facades or on the red lapel-badge worn by all citizens (while not compulsory, we did not see one person without one).

Former General Stanley McChrystal has proposed a year of national service for young adults (ages 18-28) that, while not compulsory, would be "a cultural expectation".

In Japan, annual medical checkups (which include blood and urine tests, blood pressure checks, EKG, and chest X-rays) are free of charge and, while not compulsory, Japanese are requested to attend checkups yearly.

This step, while not compulsory; is a recommended one, especially for practices starting up.

That is, while voting is not compulsory in France, choosing is.

While sparring is not compulsory at your grading, we recommend that you do it.

Public insurance is compulsory while private insurance is not compulsory (subsidiary) in Greece.

While these minimum sizes are not compulsory, they do apply in London, but only to schemes that go through the planning system.

While attending preschool in South Australia is not compulsory, most children do: approximately 93% of eligible four year olds attended government-funded state preschools in South Australia from 2006 2007 [ 133].

If anything, modern Westminster shows that, while not exactly compulsory, a furious extra-marital sex life is a tremendous way for a male public servant to create interest and progress his career.