Modifying Another Word

• legally: From 1st April 2005 it is legally mandatory for these safety critical products sold in the EU to carry the CE Marking.

• almost: The availability of large amounts of data from modem radar systems makes the automation of target detection almost mandatory.

• not: Rocky Horror Picture Show Whilst dressing up is not mandatory, you will receive icy stares, should you not... Mystery Event info.

• now: There are several factors which can increase response rates in Activity Sampling: ABC is now mandatory.

• either: Data fields in the registration form are either mandatory or optional.

Preposition: for

• headteachers: On 1 April 2004, it became mandatory for all first-time headteachers within the maintained sector to hold or be working toward NPQH.

• cyclist: I would just like to point out that The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust does NOT want to make cycle helmets mandatory for all cyclists.

• anyone: User registration will no longer be mandatory for anyone wishing to access data and documentation in NDAD.

• staff: It is mandatory for all new staff who are new to teaching and at present optional for experienced staff.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: ADR Chapter 1.10 made security training mandatory from 1 July 2005 for all transport personnel.

Modifies a noun

• sentence: Murder, for which there was a mandatory death sentence?

• requirement: The government had made safe asbestos bag disposal a mandatory requirement.

• licensing: Mandatory licensing applies to some of the highest risk properties, which house some of the most vulnerable people.

• reporting: Local protocols which require mandatory reporting on the basis of age are not in accordance with Working Together to Safeguard Children from Harm.

• challenger: He's the mandatory challenger for the WBO crown and is the reigning WBO North American Featherweight champion.

• relief: Charities are entitled to 80 % mandatory relief on such properties.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Return to Practice courses for nurses became mandatory on 1st April 2000.

• seem: Tho it looks like a slightly less attractive version of its predecessor as seems mandatory at BMW these days appearances are deceptive.

• make: By 1838 the Beaufort wind force scale was made mandatory for log entries in all ships of the Royal Navy.

• consider: The inclusion of raw data should not be considered mandatory.