Example sentences of "by calling [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | WASPS come to attention in the league tomorrow by calling for the old guard in an effort to repulse Gloucester 's rugged raiders at Sudbury . |
| 2 | THE five presidents of Central America kept the beleaguered regional peace process alive yesterday with an agreement that bolstered the governments of Nicaragua and El Salvador by calling for the demobilisation of rebel forces in both countries . |
| 3 | Amer Midani , United 's second largest shareholder , had apparently annoyed Edwards last weekend by calling for the public flotation of the shares . |
| 4 | Although Egypt offered its full support to Iraq , it still managed to assert its role as a regional moderator and as the main link between the Arab states , Israel and the West ; thus , during a visit to Baghdad on April 7 , Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak widened the debate by calling for the mass elimination of all weapons of mass destruction . |
| 5 | He appeared to be advocating a reversal of the process by which military officers were appointed to key posts since the mid-1960s , by calling for the civilianization of a greater proportion of bureaucratic positions . |
| 6 | The PDI , which staged the largest rallies , managed to stretch the limits of official tolerance by attacking " nepotism " in high places , a reference to the business dealings of Suharto 's family [ see also below ] , and by calling for the presidential term to be limited to two years , an implicit criticism of Suharto 's years in power . |
| 7 | On Oct. 9 , demonstrators responded by calling for the resignation of Crimea 's authorities and cancellation of the new resolution . |
| 8 | THE Australian Prime Minister has tried to revive his party 's support ahead of next month 's general election by calling for the replacement of the Queen as head of state . |
| 9 | The Confederation of British Industry , at its annual conference , added to the furore by calling on the government to be more positive towards European Monetary Union . |
| 10 | The authors end their book by calling on the US Left to start seriously organizing against the FBI and the apparatus of political repression that continues to operate in the US . |
| 11 | The authors end their book by calling on the US Left to start seriously organizing against the FBI and the apparatus of political repression that continues to operate in the US . |
| 12 | Friends of the Earth responded by calling on the industry to publicize levels of all toxic emissions . |
| 13 | He said in a letter to MPs : ‘ Maxwell pensioners will be asking Parliament to bring this gnawing uncertainty to an end by calling on the Government to shoulder its responsibilities by guaranteeing their pensions and assuming full responsibility for the pursuit and recovery of all stolen assets . ’ |
| 14 | Erm , a number of issues will come through in a moment or two , but first of all can we start this morning 's business by calling on the Chair of the Standing Orders Committee John , to give report number three . |
| 15 | Many of the bank-owned factors have attempted to overcome this problem by devising ways of ensuring that the bank does not lose a customer by calling in the factor . |
| 16 | You 've got the District Council the County Council then the national Government may intervene by calling in the application . |
| 17 | The Law Commission 's original suggested draft sections ( para 132-135 of Report No 69 ) were clearer in that they specifically stated the purpose of preventing the enforcement of clauses , invalid under the preceding sub-sections , by calling in the rule . |