Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] call [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The President had also apparently abandoned his aim of holding the first round of legislative elections on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39086 ] , and agreed to reschedule them for late November ( with a number of opposition parties still calling for a further postponement ) . |
| 2 | Respect for Animals also calls for an immediate ban on fur farming , an end to fur sales within five years and for people to show their feelings if they see somebody wearing a pelt in the street . |
| 3 | For instance , demand management might require that government spending should be held at a high level to keep the economy at full pressure , while Labour 's plans also called for a high level of State spending . |
| 4 | His proposals also called for an international peace conference on the Middle East . |
| 5 | During the Depression years mothers often called at the better-off houses in the neighbourhood to try and find places for their daughters and one woman recalled employing a succession of unemployed miners ' daughters to whom she paid 5/ a week . |
| 6 | HARD-UP nurses yesterday called for an 8.7 per cent rise — amid fears of pay curbs . |
| 7 | 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 ] . |