Example sentences of "[coord] called for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also pledged to resist extreme nationalist views and called for strong measures to combat corruption , violence and crime . |
| 2 | This formed a united Serbian region which announced its acceptance of the Collective State Presidency 's position on a solution to the crisis , and called for general mobilization to " solve the problem of Serbs in Croatia militarily , because all … truces concluded so far have been violated by Croatia " . |
| 3 | In a sombre May Day speech , Mengistu admitted that the government had suffered setbacks and called for renewed commitment to the war , saying : " It is no longer a question of national unity , but rather of national survival . " |
| 4 | He also promised unilateral Soviet military reductions in the region , and called for other Pacific powers to follow suit . |
| 5 | The European Communities ( EC ) expressed concern on Nov. 4 at " irregularities " surrounding the elections and called for peaceful dialogue . |
| 6 | The ruling DEMOS coalition dissolved itself at a meeting on Dec. 30 , and called for early elections in April or May 1992 . |
| 7 | In 1972 , the Swedish government hosted the United Nations Stockholm Conference on the Environment and called for international action to reduce transboundary movement of air pollution . |
| 8 | The 15 nations of the South Pacific Forum have condemned French nuclear testing and called for immediate cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases . |
| 9 | Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers . |
| 10 | As a final ironic footnote , in August 1982 , after the showing of a documentary on Yorkshire television on the hazards of asbestos , Liam Beecher of the ITGWU , one of the officials involved in the Raybestos controversy , expressed concern over the effect on the health of the Raybestos workers of their exposure to asbestos in the factory and called for regular monitoring of the health of the 130 people who had worked in the Raybestos Manhattan factory . |
| 11 | All the slight injuries happened at roundabouts on Northgate , Bondgate , Parkgate and North Road Mr Graham Hamilton , of Darlington Freewheelers , said car drivers were often to blame for bike accidents and called for new measures to raise awareness . |
| 12 | Graham Hamilton , of Darlington Freewheelers , said car drivers were often to blame for accidents and called for new measures to raise awareness . |
| 13 | After the announcer had introduced the players and called for quiet , Jack Mason did an unusual thing . |
| 14 | I noted that several hon. Members , not only Opposition Members , were highly critical of the CAP and called for urgent reform . |
| 15 | He stated that neither Latin American countries nor the UN had sufficient resources to tackle the epidemic and called for urgent international aid . |
| 16 | According to the BTA , long delays in the immigration areas of London airports are giving overseas visitors a very poor welcome , BTA chairman , cited undermanning of immigration desks as one cause , and called for urgent action . |
| 17 | Encarnación Valdiva ( " the Tiger " ) reportedly replaced Morán as re-contra leader on Sept. 7 and called for fresh negotiations with the government . |
| 18 | No wonder Mr MacGregor produced his paper and called for full public discussion just as political pundits were tipping him for promotion in a ministerial reshuffle . |
| 19 | The Popular Front described Mutalibov 's installation as a " coup " and called for widespread civil disobedience . |
| 20 | She also suggested raising a fund to relieve the poor and unemployed by a levy on all letters or contracts , and called for drastic simplification of the laws and the establishment of local courts . |
| 21 | June : June 1 : Bessmertnykh and Baker announced in Lisbon agreement in principle on the resolution of disputes about the CFE treaty ; June 5 : President Gorbachev in Oslo accepted the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize and called for active and practical Western support for perestroika and glasnost ; June 11 : it was reported that Soviet-Cuban trade , halted because of Cuba 's hard currency shortage , would be continued on a barter basis ; June 11 : it was reported that the rouble could become domestically convertible on Jan. 1 , 1992 ; June 19-20 : Jacques Delors , President of the European Commission , had two days of talks in Moscow on Soviet-EC co-operation ; June 19 : the last Soviet soldier left Hungary . |
| 22 | A statement issued by rainforest countries on Jan. 16 at the end of a rainforest/global warming conference in Sao Paolo , Brazil , recognized that " the conservation of tropical forests is of crucial importance for global climatic stability " but called for simultaneous commitment from industrialized countries to reduce their own production of " greenhouse gases " . |