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They said the measures the unions had suggested as alternatives to compulsory redundancies had largely already been taken and that was why the number of job cuts had been reduced.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"While voluntary measures remain our preferred approach, we cannot rule out compulsory redundancies if the required savings are not achieved," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Since then, voluntary redundancies have brought that figure down to about 50 but the sticking point is compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, when he was health secretary in Gordon Brown's government, Burnham's plan for a national care service suggested this could be paid for through a compulsory contribution from people's estates after they die.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Attendance at Prayvaganzas isn’t compulsory for them, especially if they’re on duty or have young children, but the galleries seem to be filling up anyway.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

What made these compulsories different was the manner in which the two-time defending world champions went through it.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021

The synchronized divers must still perform them, however — compulsories are the first two dives the pairs do.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016

Jan Hoffmann of East Germany won the 1974 men’s world singles championship at Munich, but Cranston, who was too far behind after the compulsories to finish better than third, thrilled the 8,000 spectators.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2015

But if the ISU wants to be that literal-minded, it might as well bring back compulsories.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2014

Scott usually dominated the compulsories, the tracing of figure-eight variations, which accounted for 60 percent of the scoring in her era, but she deftly executed spins and leaps as well.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2012