adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a compelling reason (= a very good reason for doing something )
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There are compelling reasons to believe that this is true.
convincing/compelling (= making you feel sure that something is true )
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The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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No, there is another, and far more compelling , explanation.
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He'd have to have a much more compelling reason than that.
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The similarity of the central flower in mosaic 7 with that in the same position in mosaic C is more compelling .
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Evidence to support a defect in cell mediated immunity is more compelling .
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Nor are they necessarily equal in strength; the outer form may be more compelling than inner character, or viceversa.
most
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He'd had the most compelling eyes she'd ever encountered.
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To her bewilderment, though, she suddenly experienced a most compelling feeling of not wanting to leave Mariánské Láznë next Tuesday!
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It is this later Holiday which most recognise and her admirers point to her last years as her most compelling .
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But it was his eyes that were most compelling .
■ NOUN
evidence
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The new studies provide compelling evidence in support of these concepts.
reason
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But, in any event, there is no compelling reason to justify section 9.
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Unless there are other compelling reasons , therefore, never borrow money yourself to obtain funds needed by your corporation.
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The record is good but there is no compelling reason to buy.
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He'd have to have a much more compelling reason than that.
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It is unlikely that an adjournment will be granted in these circumstances unless there are particularly compelling reasons .
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The Commission could find no compelling reason of public interest which could justify the position of the United Kingdom's government.
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Threats in the external environment also provide a compelling reason to expand beyond the home market.
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There is no compelling reason why a Bill should lapse at the end of a parliamentary session.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading
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A glance at the provisions of the Convention makes interesting reading .
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He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.
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His observations may make interesting reading .
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In the context of the £33 million earmarked for 20 City Technology Colleges, that figure makes interesting reading .
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Its Report was published in 1867 and makes fascinating reading .
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The guidance, when it appears, should make interesting reading .
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The report I commissioned on you makes for interesting reading .
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This, unlike the first one, makes interesting reading , and is referred to continually.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a compelling story
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Freud's approach to the analysis of dreams is highly compelling .
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It is hard to find a more compelling reason to quit smoking than the fact that it affects your children's health.
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Orwell's 'Burmese Days' is a compelling account of life under British Colonial rule.
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The film was so compelling I could scarcely take my eyes off the screen for a second.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But none of them is very compelling .
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He'd had the most compelling eyes she'd ever encountered.
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He'd have to have a much more compelling reason than that.
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It's all great stuff, and compelling cinema.
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Sordid and diseased, perhaps, but there's already a compelling and coherent vision at work.
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There are compelling societal priorities and pressures to carry out policies of child protection.
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This approach to the nature of dreaming is highly compelling .