Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] called for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I myself , not having much knowledge of computer electronics called for the services of a professional Computer Engineer , after explaining the symptoms he gave the PC a thorough check , he then informed me no fault could be found but suggested that as the problem was intermittent and the PC was somewhat old , it could be susceptible to noise not conducted but radiated at some external source , Radio Frequency Interference ( R.F.I. ) . |
| 2 | The 1989 defence budget called for 1.7 per cent growth in spending to 11.75 billion lei ( approximately £500 million — Britain 's defence budget in the same period was £19.2 billion ) , but this is insufficient for the armed forces ' perceived needs . |
| 3 | The National Co-ordination Committee of Opposition Groups called for a day of civil disobedience on April 15 and for a general strike — " Operation dead cities " — on April 18 and 19 , which appeared to be widely observed . |
| 4 | In the context of political campaigning for parliamentary elections to be held on Oct. 13 , opposition groups called for the banning of the Bulgarian Communist Party and other hardline groups which did support the Soviet coup . |
| 5 | On June 11 in Sofia , after the first round of elections , as many as 100,000 students and opposition supporters called for fresh elections to be held . |
| 6 | Opposition parties called for stricter curbs on pollution . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The trunk lines called for stations of all sizes from small lean-to flag stations to large city termini . |
| 9 | Other opposition leaders called for foreign observers to monitor the elections . |
| 10 | Opposition leaders called for an investigation after Namaliu , who had been trailing 1,600 votes behind rival candidate Oscar Tammur at an early stage of the count , secured victory following an unexplained power blackout while the final ballot boxes were being processed . |
| 11 | So that even when suspicions had been roused and blood tests called for , Marie was convinced the baby she was nurturing was her own . |
| 12 | Other Opposition MPs called for the Ombudsman to investigate the issue and for Mr Robert Jackson , higher education minister and the scheme 's author , to resign . |
| 13 | Opposition politicians called for the dissolution of parliament and the holding of fresh elections . |
| 14 | The Security Council plan called for an initial ceasefire followed by phased disarmament . |
| 15 | As early as 1928 , Mary Parker Follett had suggested that different work situations called for different types of leadership . |
| 16 | Fighting continued sporadically during late May and much of June , with reports of revenge killings and atrocities following the cancellation of peace talks called for May 23 in Abidjan [ see p. 38181 ] . |
| 17 | In New York the Bosnian Serbs hinted that they would walk out of the peace talks if the Security Council called for military action to ground their aircraft . |
| 18 | Bypass go-ahead at last but pressure group favours rail link The long-awaited Guisborough bypass was officially given the go-ahead by Cleveland county council on Tuesday just as a transport group called for a re-think on the multi-million pound scheme . |
| 19 | Tanaka convened a conference of top military and government officials to discuss Japan 's continental policy ; a conference statement called for greater Japanese intervention in Northeast Asia and strong moves to protect Japanese interests in China . |
| 20 | Several British supermarket chains have asked their suppliers to stop using fish which comes from the Faroe islands , after the Environmental Investigation Agency called for a boycott of Faroese products in protest at the annual killing of pilot whales . |
| 21 | It would not be an easy sinecure and the job specification called for someone not only with wide experience in the profession and a clear understanding of the issues at stake , but also a cool head and tough hide in the face of the increasing political and public interest in auditing . |
| 22 | The business seemed to be doing well and all day vans called for items which Joe had listed and William prepared for despatch . |
| 23 | Shaikh Jabir called for a united front , adding that Iraq had sought wrongfully to exploit the differences arising from " the endeavours and efforts of some Kuwaiti activists to organise the Kuwaiti state " . |
| 24 | In his address on Nov. 2 the FIS leader Abbasi Madani called for a jihad ( " holy war " ) if " there [ was ] any procrastination in holding these elections " . |
| 25 | Human rights groups and international news organisations called for the release of 32-year-old Taher Shriteh , who was seized from his Gaza home . |
| 26 | Last year the Countryside Commission called for an inquiry to decide whether recreational vehicles should be banned on Sundays and Bank Holidays on the stretch between Streatley in Berkshire to Overton Hill . |
| 27 | The new services started just days after the Countryside Commission called for more people to travel to the countryside by public transport or face car bans at popular spots . |
| 28 | A student union called for a one-day strike at local colleges . |
| 29 | They 've also sent pictures illustrating the message to a woodyard where earlier this week demonstrators called for an end to the trade in tropical hardwoods . |
| 30 | But Alcohol Concern called for careful monitoring of Mr Clarke 's proposed changes . |