Example sentences of "[noun pl] called for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , on 4 December , Suenens called for a complete redrafting of the schema on the Church , he was greeted with prolonged applause and backed by Montini . |
| 2 | One of the GIs called for a pen from his friend , caught it deftly in the air and planted his huge boot on the handlebar of Tony 's tricycle to write the address . |
| 3 | In May 1915 the Italian and Swiss Socialist Parties called for a conference of socialists who had ‘ remained true to the old principles of the International … and were ready to fight for the mobilization of Socialists in all countries against war . ’ |
| 4 | In 1972 the United Nations called for a ten-year moratorium on all commercial whaling to be enacted through the IWC . |
| 5 | The G77 group of developing nations called for a commitment from all developed nations to meet this target by the year 2000 . |
| 6 | No date for the target to be met has yet been set , although several nations called for a deadline of 2000 for western Europe and 2005 for eastern Europe . |
| 7 | At the start of the negotiations the ACP countries called for a wide-ranging revision of the convention to take account of developments in recent years which had adversely affected their economies , in particular rising debt ( currently estimated at USdollars 200,000 million for the sub-Saharan countries alone ) and falling commodity prices . |
| 8 | NAM originated in the Bandung Conference of 1955 , where a large number of poor African and Asian countries called for a better economic deal from the rich countries of the world . |
| 9 | Although Lord Wilberforce in Reardon Smith Lines called for a review of cases based upon excessive technicality , his Lordship 's views are obiter and there is no doubt that he anticipated a definitive review of the question in future cases . |
| 10 | Western negotiators called for a ceiling for any one country of 30 per cent of the combined East-West total . |
| 11 | Expressing concern about the global economic recession , US and German officials called for a special G-7 summit to break the existing stalemate on GATT talks . |
| 12 | ONE of the most important wage claims in the pay round was submitted yesterday when leaders of Ford 's 33,000 manual workers called for a double figure increase . |
| 13 | In December Sikh terrorists called for a ban on radio broadcasts in Hindi , and to press home their point shot dead the station director of All India Radio at Chandigarh . |
| 14 | Five hundred deputies called for a session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to formalize the dissolution of the Soviet Union , but the call was not heeded . |
| 15 | Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew , it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Darlington Tory councillors called for a rethink on the scheme after disabled groups complained even though the council has agreed to provide another 44 parking spaces for disabled drivers at Abbot 's Yard . |
| 18 | Last night the Londonbased Society for Black Lawyers called for a public inquiry into the men 's cases and for the dismissal of the officers involved in their arrest . |
| 19 | The opposition Union of Democratic Forces called for a campaign of protest and civil disobedience , condemning Nabiyev 's election as " a reactionary communist coup " and demanding the lifting of the emergency regulations , the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet and popular presidential elections . |
| 20 | In December 1966 , police had to evict anti-war demonstrators from the Berkeley campus , and , as student leaders called for a campus strike , they started singing the old student favourite ‘ Solidarity Forever ’ . |
| 21 | Komsomol leaders called for a revitalized voluntary democratic organization , independent of , but sharing a political platform with , the CPSU . |
| 22 | Its leaders called for a postponement of the multiparty elections scheduled for Feb. 10 , 1991 , on the grounds that they would not have sufficient time to organize a campaign , but this demand was immediately rejected by the government . |
| 23 | In a separate statement on arms control issued on July 16 , G-7 leaders called for a " universal register of arms transfers under , the auspices of the UN " and greater " transparency " of the international trade in conventional arms . |
| 24 | Last summer he suggested that the appalling state of government finances called for a fundamental reassessment of the way it spends £250 billion a year of taxpayers ' money . |
| 25 | Last week NATO 's defence ministers called for a halt to cuts in defence spending , lest they undermine the cohesion of the alliance . |
| 26 | Foreign Ministers called for a comprehensive political settlement , and spoke of " the need to create the conditions for an early deployment of UN peacekeeping forces " . |
| 27 | The result was that ministers called for a radical reform in the OECD countries ' approach to economic activities , " to help ensure that the basic life support systems of Planet Earth are not endangered . " |
| 28 | The s the revolution of social services called for a rolling programme and a rolling review and the amendment Mr is utterly meaningless because the matter will be constantly referred back and further considered by social services whatever the amendment says that 's what the original resolution said . |
| 29 | The MPs called for a full report from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on both bids ; a detailed list of all the matters under review ; precise statements on the terms of reference of the Rosyth review and on the relative weight to be placed on capital and current costs in the multi-million bids ; and the social and economic effects of run-down on employment in Rosyth and Devonport . |
| 30 | The Liberal Democrats called for a ‘ flexible decade of retirement ’ in a new policy blueprint published this week . |