She recalls filling out her Miss America application form and feeling compelled to note that she once suffered from bulimia, though she credits the Miss America program with helping her to get over it.

He also went through a lengthy phase of feeling compelled to make strange noises (akin to Tourette Syndrome), which irritated others.

Checking to see if your oven is off is not a sign of mental disorder; feeling compelled to check it 50 times every time you leave your apartment probably is.

Less than a week after their role as overwhelming favorites was compromised, the Mets could not be blamed for feeling compelled to reintroduce themselves.

The defendant should never have been put in the position of feeling compelled to plead guilty.

Normative commitment, or feeling compelled to stay because everyone else is, is less significant than the first two but is still considered to have an effect on employees.

Mr. Bennis, the U.S.C. professor, said there might be a long-term price to pay for feeling compelled to pursue a BHAG.

The Bach-influenced jazz of Jacques Loussier rang out as Mr. Beach told of feeling compelled to bring the pianist, who is popular in Europe, to Purchase.

"Intrusive thoughts, the experience of feeling compelled to make sounds, in extreme cases to utter obscenities," Dr. Weinberger said, "implies that motor tics are a form of compulsion."

She felt her cheeks burn as his gaze fixed upon her, wanting to stare at the floor but feeling compelled to look up, fearful of offering anything else that might be construed as defiance.