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Meanings of compel attention in English

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Usage of compel attention in English
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On the whole, then, newspaper advertisements ask, but do not compel attention.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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But it will compel attention; it will conquer a hearing.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
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At this moment, it's the shifting sands between fiction and nonfiction that compel attention.
The Guardian
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But although he saw much there that was calculated to compel attention, he heeded nothing.
The Trampling of the Lilies
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To compel attention that was my object.
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
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Perchance the message falls upon indifferent ears or is too feeble and incoherent in itself to compel attention.
The Gates of Chance
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Philip therefore read diligently in the Astor library, planned literary works that should compel attention, and nursed his genius.
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
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A non-co-operationist strives to compel attention and to set an example not by his violence but by his unobtrusive humility.
Freedom's Battle / Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings ...
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But let new ideas be so introduced as to compel attention and comprehension, and the mind spontaneously awakes to wonderful activity.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
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Apart from all considerations of justice and duty, a purely selfish regard to our own well-being would compel attention to the subject.
Reform and Politics / Part 2 from The Works of John Greenleaf Wh...
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Little happens during the course of the play's 90 minutes, and the banal conversation, while having the ring of truth, fails to compel attention.
Reuters
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Occasionally in the flood of short stories appears one that compels attention.
Outlines of English and American Literature / An Introduction to...
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He neither compelled attention by what he said nor by his personality.
The Mirrors of Washington
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One point, in view of current beliefs of to-day, compels attention.
Strange True Stories of Louisiana
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He painted the picture large, and put the matter in a way that compelled attention.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 / Little Jou...
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That dark mysterious lava plain between them compelled attention.
Steep Trails
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