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Between the grant of approval on September 18,1987 and the commencement of this action on April 21, 1989, he noted, no steps had been taken to quash the approval and compel the application of the Guidelines Order.
Entre l'approbation accordée le 18 septembre 1987 et le début de la présente action le 21 avril 1989, il précise qu'aucune mesure n'a été prise pour faire annuler cette approbation et forcer l'application du Décret sur les lignes directrices.
Rule 465 cannot apply to compel an officer of the respondent to testily because a requirement that an officer testily would constitute a rule of substantive law and not of practice and procedure.
La règle 465 ne peut s'appliquer pour contraindre un dirigeant de l'intimée à témoigner parce que cette obligation constituerait une règle de fond et non une règle de pratique et de procédure.
Then he made up his mind to rush after her, if she crossed the threshold of the commissariat, to implore her, to beat her if necessary, so as to compel her to hold her tongue.
Alors il se promit de s'élancer sur elle, si elle franchissait la porte du commissariat, de la supplier, de la battre, de la forcer à se taire.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Whilst the multitude had been rushing to that frightful spectacle, Mege, still in bed, with his face turned to the wall, had probably been dreaming of how he would some day compel mankind to be happy beneath the rigid laws of Collectivism.
Pendant que la foule se ruait à l’affreux spectacle, lui, couché, la face vers le mur rêvait de quelle façon il finirait bien par forcer l’humanité à être heureuse, sous la loi autoritaire du collectivisme.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Why do you compel me to speak out, and tell you things that I am ashamed of and do not even understand.
Pourquoi me forces-tu à parler, à te dire ce dont j’ai honte et ce que je ne comprends même pas ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
He is major of the 55th, and may command his men to wheel and march about as he pleases; but he cannot compel me to wed the greatest or the meanest of his mess.
Il est major du 55e, il peut commander à ses soldats de tourner à droite ou à gauche, et de marcher où bon lui semble ; mais il ne peut me forcer à épouser le premier ou le dernier de ses officiers.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
As the pile kindled throughout, however, the flames mounted, until they flashed so near her eyes as to compel her to retreat.
Les flammes s’élevant peu à peu finirent par briller si près de ses yeux qu’elles l’obligèrent à se retirer.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Finally, a beneficiary of a trust has the right to compel its due administration even if it does not have an equitable interest in all of the assets of the trust.
Enfin, le bénéficiaire d'une fiducie est en droit d'en exiger la bonne administration, et ce, même s'il ne possède pas d'intérêt en equity dans tous les éléments d'actif de la fiducie.
But you can always compel respect by showing that you are, under all circumstances, immovable in your principles.
Mais vous pouvez toujours vous faire respecter en vous montrant dans toutes les sphères implacable dans vos dernières déterminations.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Tears again rose to Pierre's eyes, and in a tone of infinite distress he answered: "Don't compel me to promise. . . .
Des larmes étaient remontées dans les yeux de Pierre, et il dit avec une infinie détresse : « Ne me force pas à te promettre...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
She had kept in front of M. de Marsy in order to compel him to offer her his arm, which he did with a gallant air.
Elle était restée devant M. de Marsy, pour le forcer à lui offrir son bras, ce qu'il fit d'ailleurs d'un air galant.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
After all, it was a simple matter; Marie had given him her promise, and he would compel her to keep it.
Rien n’était plus simple, d’ailleurs : puisque Marie s’était donnée, il la garderait. Il avait sa parole, il la forcerait à la tenir, voilà tout.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
At trial, Chow applied for severance in order to compel Shoemaker to testify.
Au procès, Chow a demandé un procès distinct afin de contraindre Shoemaker à témoigner.
First, the legislation permitted, but did not compel, government employers to mandate unpaid leaves for their employees.
Premièrement, le texte de loi autorisait, mais n'obligeait pas, les employeurs du secteur public à imposer des jours de congé sans solde à leurs employés.
It is easier far to be sad and dwell in affliction than at once to do what time in the end will always compel us to do: to shake ourselves free from affliction.
Il est plus facile de s'affliger et de demeurer dans son affliction, que de faire sur-le-champ, le pas que le temps finit toujours par nous faire faire au delà de cette affliction.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice

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compel

verb
Basic forms
Pastcompelled
Imperativecompel
Present Participle (Participle I)compelling
Past Participle (Participle II)compelled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I compelwe compel
you compelyou compel
he/she/it compelsthey compel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am compellingwe are compelling
you are compellingyou are compelling
he/she/it is compellingthey are compelling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have compelledwe have compelled
you have compelledyou have compelled
he/she/it has compelledthey have compelled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been compellingwe have been compelling
you have been compellingyou have been compelling
he/she/it has been compellingthey have been compelling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I compelledwe compelled
you compelledyou compelled
he/she/it compelledthey compelled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was compellingwe were compelling
you were compellingyou were compelling
he/she/it was compellingthey were compelling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had compelledwe had compelled
you had compelledyou had compelled
he/she/it had compelledthey had compelled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been compellingwe had been compelling
you had been compellingyou had been compelling
he/she/it had been compellingthey had been compelling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will compelwe shall/will compel
you will compelyou will compel
he/she/it will compelthey will compel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be compellingwe shall/will be compelling
you will be compellingyou will be compelling
he/she/it will be compellingthey will be compelling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have compelledwe shall/will have compelled
you will have compelledyou will have compelled
he/she/it will have compelledthey will have compelled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been compellingwe shall/will have been compelling
you will have been compellingyou will have been compelling
he/she/it will have been compellingthey will have been compelling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would compelwe should/would compel
you would compelyou would compel
he/she/it would compelthey would compel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be compellingwe should/would be compelling
you would be compellingyou would be compelling
he/she/it would be compellingthey would be compelling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have compelledwe should/would have compelled
you would have compelledyou would have compelled
he/she/it would have compelledthey would have compelled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been compellingwe should/would have been compelling
you would have been compellingyou would have been compelling
he/she/it would have been compellingthey would have been compelling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am compelledwe are compelled
you are compelledyou are compelled
he/she/it is compelledthey are compelled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being compelledwe are being compelled
you are being compelledyou are being compelled
he/she/it is being compelledthey are being compelled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been compelledwe have been compelled
you have been compelledyou have been compelled
he/she/it has been compelledthey have been compelled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was compelledwe were compelled
you were compelledyou were compelled
he/she/it was compelledthey were compelled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being compelledwe were being compelled
you were being compelledyou were being compelled
he/she/it was being compelledthey were being compelled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been compelledwe had been compelled
you had been compelledyou had been compelled
he/she/it had been compelledthey had been compelled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be compelledwe shall/will be compelled
you will be compelledyou will be compelled
he/she/it will be compelledthey will be compelled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been compelledwe shall/will have been compelled
you will have been compelledyou will have been compelled
he/she/it will have been compelledthey will have been compelled