Example sentences of "can [not/n't] [be] compelled [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And the Crown can not be compelled to proceed under Case 4 or 5 if it prefers to proceed under Case 1 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | The offeror can not be compelled to redeem out of capital . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | Statements from ten soldiers , who can not be compelled to appear , were read to the jury . |
| 10 | 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 . |