Example sentences of "[adv] called on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Michael Grade , the channel 's chief executive , yesterday called on the Government to explain why it could not trust ITC appointments . |
| 2 | THE heartbroken father of a three-year-old boy murdered by the IRA yesterday called on the terrorists to lay down their arms . |
| 3 | They also called on the churches to teach their leaders and congregations to use alternative models of communication that are accessible to most people and that would enable communicators to get their message across most effectively . |
| 4 | Conference also called on the organisers to investigate strategies and tactics for the economic regeneration of West Belfast and the creation of meaningful jobs locally . |
| 5 | It also called on the guerrillas in El Salvador to cease hostilities and to begin peace talks . |
| 6 | A joint statement issued at the end of the talks also called on the international community to adhere to sanctions against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait [ see p. 37639 ] . |
| 7 | The conference also called on the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) to convene a conference with prospective donor countries to formulate an aid plan which would assist in the social and economic integration of refugees who chose to return to Rwanda and of those seeking naturalized status in their present country of residence . |
| 8 | The resolution also called on the governments of Guatemala and El Salvador to support the process of national reconciliation in their countries , and appealed to the international community " to facilitate the process of peace and democratization " in Central America . |
| 9 | He also called on the KMT to take " really effective " measures to suppress the independence movement . |
| 10 | He also called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) to be more understanding towards Africa , urging them to relax conditions in order to allow new lending and the relief of existing debt . |
| 11 | The parties also called on the governments of South Africa and Zaïre to desist from interfering in Angola 's internal affairs . |
| 12 | The committee also called on the government to formulate long-term fuel-pricing objectives in order to encourage industry to invest in energy-saving measures and thereby to reduce emissions . |
| 13 | It also called on the government to protect the authority from financial difficulties if , as seems likely , the water companies will seek compensation for loss of supplies . |
| 14 | Mr Foster also called on the region 's chairman Peter Carr to issue a statement clarifying the position , adding : ‘ So far the NRH has failed to provide any kind of explanation or issue any credible public statement . |
| 15 | Whereas Mr Blair also called on the Government to be tough on the causes of crime , Mr Clarke conceded that social factors could not be ignored . |
| 16 | Coun Richmond then called on the Tory group to support the Labour measure but claimed it would never have been proposed without the prompt of his motion . |
| 17 | The flat , just across the corridor from the School of Modern Languages , was something of a crucible for the variety of aspiring hopefuls and creative folk who occasionally called on the recluse . |
| 18 | We therefore called on the Government to suspend the 14th Round pending the results of a Strategic Environmental Assessment of all aspects of the search for oil and gas around the coastline of Wales , but to no avail . |
| 19 | He therefore called on the other three republics to accept Russia as the successor state to the Soviet Union in this regard , and to delegate it to represent them over the START treaty and future negotiations . |