Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] called for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Alfonsín government elected in Argentina in late 1983 woúld probably also be included in this category , as would the recently elected ( 1984 ) administration in Uruguay ( president Julio Maria Sanguinetti called for expanded economic relations with the USSR shortly before his inauguration ) and the APRA government led by Alán Garcia in Peru which , since its election victory in May 1985 , has taken an active role in the Non-Aligned Movement , vying for the leadership and backing its challenge with moves to extend diplomatic recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organisation ; ( iii ) capitalist , ‘ liberal-bourgeois ’ governments that are oriented towards Washington , for example , Venezuela , Peru under Belaúnde , Colombia ( before 1982 ) , Costa Rica and Jamaica ; ( iv ) ‘ right-wing ’ , ‘ reactionary ’ military dictatorships generally not liked , but supported by the United States . |
| 2 | At the meeting federation vice-chairman Richard Coyles called for 3,000 more beat bobbies throughout the country to prevent ‘ anarchy ’ in cities . |
| 3 | And Miss Ross called for an inquiry into prison service procedures for issuing personal protection weapons . |
| 4 | Later on in the meeting , Council member David Lindsay called for a full report on Training Outside Public Practice , following his discovery that 62 of the 77 students currently training under TOPP are employed by the National Audit Office . |
| 5 | During the 12th plenum of the Albanian Worker 's Party ( AWP ) central committee on Nov. 6-7 , President Ramiz Alia called for changes to the country 's 1976 Constitution , including a redefinition of the leading role of the party and freedom for religious beliefs . |
| 6 | When they do vote , they usually cast their votes on national issues : Neil Kinnock called for the June 1989 elections to be a judgement on Mrs Thatcher 's term in office . |
| 7 | The following afternoon Heather called for Shirley , who was in her Six and who lived two doors away from her , and asked her to go with her to Olinton Farm to get some butter . |
| 8 | Only yesterday in Oxford Frank Baughan called for the youngsters who beat him and broke his wrist to be birched. frank Bishop is n't today 's only victim . |
| 9 | The district general hospital in Barnsley , south Yorkshire called for such volunteers when 100 staff went sick . |
| 10 | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for a tougher line , including an arms embargo , against the junta which has held the democracy campaigner under house arrest since July 1989 . |
| 11 | Dr Merson called for national programmes to make AIDS prevention ‘ truly sensitive ’ to the needs of women and give them a greater say in the programmes . |
| 12 | Local DUP councillor Ethel Smyth called for defiance of the ban . |
| 13 | The Reverend J. M. Wilson called for social purity , ‘ for the good of your nation and your country ’ , and warned that ‘ Rome fell ; other nations are falling ’ . |
| 14 | King Hussein called for regional reconciliation in a televised address to the country on March 1 . |
| 15 | Colombian President Virgilio Barco Vargas called for a powerful UN agency to direct the global struggle against drug abuse . |
| 16 | Christine 's former boy-friend Robert Broxup called for an inquiry into how the youngster was able to get hold of the acid . |
| 17 | On January 17th , the day after Mr Gorbachev called for the suspension of a new law designed to guarantee press freedom , Nezavisimaya Gazeta published a white space on its front page captioned : ‘ This is what Soviet newspapers will look like after political censorship is reimposed . ’ |
| 18 | This maintained a trend of conciliation begun the previous year when Iran 's Majles Speaker Rafsanjani was invited to meet King Fahd during his visit to Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage and Crown Prince Abdallah called for an end to the war and the submission of the two sides to ‘ just and honest mediation ’ . |
| 19 | On December 12th Mr Vicari called for an extraordinary general meeting to clear up the uncertainty over the firm 's future . |
| 20 | Today in the Commons the Tory MP and spy writer , Rupert Allason called for an immediate investigation into the latest findings . |
| 21 | Housing was the next topic — Mr. Jenks called for the unfreezing of money from council house sales , while Mr. Malone spoke of the government 's record of investment in housing associations . |
| 22 | In his address , President Bush called for all parties to make good commitments agreed at UNCED , adding that " the United States intends to be the world 's pre-eminent leader in protecting the global environment … |
| 23 | Indeed , Mr Kinnock called for a modest celebration at Labour 's recovery : it was an encouragement , an inspiration to see the party working together once more , he said . |
| 24 | It seemed the IRA had the capacity to bomb more towns , and Mr Mallon called for everyone to be on the alert . |
| 25 | Mr Livingstone called for cuts in defence spending . |
| 26 | Mr Horn called for the resignation of the six men , warning he could be dead by the time they read the letters . |
| 27 | Mr Cook called for the withdrawal of the import licence to ‘ hit Milosevic in his own pocket ’ . |
| 28 | Mr Clarke called for a system where prisoners were fed at normal meal times , had the space and opportunity to better themselves and address their offending behaviour . |
| 29 | Mr Stitt called for funding to be made available outwith the MoD budget to maintain the airborne SAR ( search and rescue ) service which the public expected . |
| 30 | Sir Charles called for order as the hall emptied and promised the residue a ‘ lively debate ’ upon the Health Service . |