Example sentences of "[not/n't] be compelled [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The offeror can not be compelled to redeem out of capital . |
| 2 | While the firm would not be compelled to disclose or utilise the information about B when advising A , the fact that it owes a duty of confidentiality to B will not necessarily constitute a defence to a breach of its duty of disclosure to A. If the firm is to be fully protected it must obtain A2 's consent to its acting in the conflict situation after informing him of its conflicting duties and the fact that it can not perform its full duties of disclosure . |
| 3 | A local authority or child care agency will not be compelled to disclose the identity of a person giving information about child abuse ( D v NSPCC [ 1978 ] AC 171 ) . |
| 4 | Friends of the Earth in particular has strongly criticized English Nature for entering into the agreement , although it acknowledges that , since Fisons has extractions rights which pre-date existing conservation laws , the company can not be compelled to stop work . |
| 5 | It follows that even if the defender believes that this is the most appropriate method of proceeding , the pursuer can not be compelled to use Section 12 . |
| 6 | And the Crown can not be compelled to proceed under Case 4 or 5 if it prefers to proceed under Case 1 . |
| 7 | But they could not be compelled to do so . |
| 8 | If the expert is obliged by earlier agreement to give reasons , then he must do so : if he has not agreed beforehand to give reasons , he can not be compelled to do so : see 13.7.8 . |
| 9 | Recognizing the right of Russia 's minorities to self-determination was the essence of repudiating the Tsarist inheritance and affirming democracy and the principle that peoples should not be compelled to co-operate by force . |
| 10 | Told by the judge , Lord Coulsfield , that she could not be compelled to testify , Heather Hepburn , 29 , of Argyll Street , Alloa , said she was willing to give evidence . |
| 11 | No councillor can insist on serving on any particular committee , but equally he can not be compelled to serve on a committee against his wish . |
| 12 | It also reflects the fact that many of the younger , landowning county MPs were simply absent from Westminster ; as Yeomanry officers they were liable for service in wartime and , although the Yeomanry could not be compelled to serve abroad , few did not volunteer . |
| 13 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person shall not be compelled by virtue of an order under section 2 above to give any evidence which he could not be compelled to give — ( a ) in civil proceedings in the part of the United Kingdom in which the court that made the order exercises jurisdiction ; or ( b ) … ( 3 ) Without prejudice to subsection ( 1 ) above , a person shall not be compelled by virtue of an order under section 2 above to give any evidence if his doing so would be prejudicial to the security of the United Kingdom ; and a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State to the effect that it would be so prejudicial for that person to do so shall be conclusive evidence of that fact . |
| 14 | Item 4 of the same Schedule specifies the ‘ place where the property is situated ’ for an appeal where there is a dispute over a valuation , but this statement is only intended to apply to property within the UK — the authorities can not be compelled to travel to Portugal to hear the appeal ! |
| 15 | C might ignore the agreement , take coercive action and promote a conflict between itself and A and B. C can not be compelled to accept the terms of the treaty between A and B ; if C acts contrary to the treaty , A and B can not make that the basis of a claim against C. Equally , if the treaty between A and B was in C's interest , C could not enforce that interest through legal proceedings unless it was in fact more than an interest , and amounted to a legally protected right . |
| 16 | If the duty is framed in subjective terms , as we have seen , the practical effect is not to impose a duty but to confer a discretion and hence a management which is not disposed to sacrifice profits ( or otherwise depart from its chosen course ) in order to advance other interests will not be compelled to alter its behaviour . |
| 17 | people should not be compelled to pay for fuel in arrears — that is , they should be allowed prepayment meters if they want them ; and easy-payment schemes should be boosted . |
| 18 | You can not be compelled to commit , or be a party to , a criminal offence or to undertake any other unlawful act ( such as , in one reported case , procuring prostitutes for the firm 's customers ) , nor can you be forced to put yourself in immediate physical danger . |
| 19 | Statements from ten soldiers , who can not be compelled to appear , were read to the jury . |
| 20 | In a half-way motion the councillors decided to try to persuade tenants to join in with the ban … even though they wo n't be compelled to do it . |