Example sentences of "[noun] called for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disarmament negotiations opened in 1983 in Geneva , and the Reagan Administration called for the withdrawal from Eastern Europe of the new range of Soviet SS20 missiles — the so-called " zero option " . |
| 2 | In April 1990 the ruling UDPM held a series of conferences on the issue of democracy , during which , it was reported , a number of speakers called for the introduction of a multiparty system . |
| 3 | Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot 's script called for the clerk to be a ‘ heavy ’ type , but Crawford was successful in changing the underling to a meek , nervous sort . |
| 4 | We have not dealt with the reasons why The Head Teachers ' Association called for the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools . |
| 5 | The association called for the standard of advice offered to be monitored by the industry watchdogs . |
| 6 | The de Vitto report on the social charter action programme called for the commission to carry out a survey into legislation and practices that discriminated on the grounds of age and to take measures to guarantee equal treatment for elderly people . |
| 7 | Senior front-benchers called for the party to reflect and rebuild , rather than offer ‘ instant wisdom ’ on the reasons it lost . |
| 8 | In a separate development , the president of Sinn Fein , Gerry Adams called for the demilitarization of the province and repeated that the I R A was not prepared to arrange a unilateral cease fire . |
| 9 | Signor Jose Cutileiro of Portugal said the deal called for the removal of heavy artillery from towns and villages , the suspension of mass mobilisation , the disbanding of all paramilitary groups and the resumption of talks on the republic 's political and constitutional order . |
| 10 | At the end a section of the Coleraine fans called for the resignation of manager Billy Sinclair . |
| 11 | Concern has been raised in Parliament today and the Social Security Select Committee called for the eight month old agency to be overhauled . |
| 12 | A special meeting of Warrington Borough Council 's emergency committee called for the cylinders to be removed to give local residents peace of mind . |
| 13 | In addition to the unilateral measures which I have just described , the Labour party 's 1983 manifesto called for the rejection of any fresh nuclear bases or weapons on British soil or in British waters , and the removal of all existing nuclear bases and weapons . |
| 14 | The references to foreign policy were , no doubt intentionally , vague : the manifesto called for the ‘ consolidation ’ of the ‘ great war-time association of the British Commonwealth with the USA and the USSR ’ . |
| 15 | The plan called for the reunification of " Administrative Beirut " ( i.e. central Beirut as opposed to the suburbs ) , the withdrawal of all militias from the city and the integration of Aoun 's troops into Hrawi 's army , commanded by Gen. Emile Lahud . |
| 16 | While calling for the consolidation and development of the state sector , the plan called for the " appropriate development " of the individual and private sectors , both of which played a " valuable supplementary role " . |
| 17 | The plan called for the creation of a 51-member Islamic Jihad Council ( IJC ) to take power in Kabul for a two-month period . |
| 18 | In addition , the Council called for the financial incentives available to franchised firms to be improved before it would confirm its support for franchising . |
| 19 | This pact called for the rival forces , confronting each other in the south of the city , to pull back and allow a neutral force under the control of the interim government to establish a buffer zone . |
| 20 | Both of these committees called for institutional change , and the Dooge called for the creation of an Internal Market . |
| 21 | Human rights groups and international news organisations called for the release of 32-year-old Taher Shriteh , who was seized from his Gaza home . |
| 22 | The meeting called for the immediate demobilisation of the contras and urged that funds approved for the Nicaraguan rebels be channelled through a commission they had established earlier . |
| 23 | In consequence of this vote consideration of the constitutional changes continued into 1985 when happily , they were resolved on July 26th — at a General Meeting called for the purpose . |
| 24 | The meeting called for the establishment of safe areas for civilians in Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 25 | This conference called for the unity of Palestine and Transjordan , and declared Abdallah king of all Palestine . |
| 26 | The Central American participants called for the liberalization of the banana market in view of the possible drop in banana exports once the European single market was established at the end of 1992 . |
| 27 | The group called for the establishment of a policy of regional energy self-sufficiency , and for a " strategic investment fund " to finance priority projects and to ease economic problems caused by the current Gulf crisis . |
| 28 | On Dec. 26 a previously unknown group , the Strugglers for Freedom , released a video cassette of the two Germans , and in a message accompanying the video the group called for the release of the two Hamadei brothers . |
| 29 | The marine group called for the creation of a national network of protected marine sites , in response to a present lack of adequate statutory protection for habitats and species below the low water mark . |
| 30 | On 12 September the Polytechnic 's Academic Board called for the ‘ immediate resignation , retirement or removal ’ of the Director . |