Word: compelling
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...introduced his managed competition act. Like the White House plan, Cooper's would subsidize coverage for the poor, establish a base-line benefits package and create insurance cooperatives. It would also prevent discrimination against people considered bad insurance risks. But unlike Clinton's program, Cooper's would not compel employers to provide coverage, only encourage them to do so with tax incentives. Cooper's proposal differs from Clinton's in another important way: it has significant bipartisan support. It is sponsored by 50 members of the House, including 22 Republicans; in the Senate eight moderate Republicans and Democrats are writing...
...continue recording for fractions of a second beyond a catastrophic explosion or massive electrical failure aboard an airplane. European airlines have used such advanced black-box technology for years. That means many American planes flying to Europe have the advanced boxes. But the FAA did not want to compel airlines to install improved boxes. No, the agency declared, the new technology would cost the airlines too much money...
...nearly 100 books were named to the Caldecott Honor list--a 1944 Mother Goose and 1 Is One, a learn-to-count book that charms even those who learned how long ago. Her simple couplets and light touch with watercolors compel readers to revel in nature's bounty and count the ducks, hummingbirds, apples and stars...
...push for medals can compel kids to suddenly start training in sports they didn't know existed before the coaches came calling. Last year Ding Liyan lined up with other students in his junior high school class to perform a peculiar test given by an official from the Qingdao City Sports School. He was asked to spread his palm and stack as many .22-cal. bullets on top of one another as he could. Ding managed a tower of eight--a feat of nervelessness, a quality essential in a competitive archer. "We're only interested in children who can pile...
...close, she's earned the right to be Obama's running mate. No sooner had this weekend's battles of Michigan, Florida and Puerto Rico come to an end than whispers began to trickle in once more that Clinton will continue to try to pile up marginal delegates to compel Obama to consider her for the number two spot. "There are a bunch of women out there," said one member of her team, "who won't vote for him otherwise...