Example sentences of "cry out for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the white woman 's negrophobic fear of rape by the black man Fanon asks : ‘ Basically does this fear of rape not itself cry out for rape ? |
| 2 | But Poulantzas argues that the attribution of the power to manipulate to the ruling class elevates it to the status of a subject — an agent who does things — and thereby reintroduces the idea of collective intensions which cry out for individualist explanation . |
| 3 | But few others cry out for recognition . |
| 4 | Identifying areas which cry out for improvement or even simply areas of muddle and misunderstanding , is by no means negative — rather a spur to action . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , there are usually many changes of direction and odd features which cry out for explanation . |
| 6 | The country cries out for leadership . |
| 7 | One point which cries out for consideration is this : do the Christian doctrines which Hegel has transposed into his own metaphysical key still mean the same ? |
| 8 | America 's infrastructure cries out for refurbishment , yet private-sector projects have yet to take off . |
| 9 | There is a great need for music and art that cries out for change in this sad , sick society . |
| 10 | Willie just cries out for ridicule , do n't you think ? |
| 11 | Often people entitled to free dental treatment find that they must contribute towards the cost of glasses , and the scheme cries out for reform . |
| 12 | ‘ I believe that it is quite wrong that you should refuse this reasonable request and I regret to say that your attitude is all too typical of the secretive nature of British government , which cries out for reform . ’ |
| 13 | The extraordinary power and influence of " McCarthyism " in " the land of the free " over a period of four years cries out for explanation . |
| 14 | Two points about Dunleavy 's framework can usefully be raised : ( a ) He tends to assume that what applies in the case of high-rise flats or town-centre redevelopment applies in other areas of policy-making ; ( b ) He places a heavy emphasis on the nationalizing of urban policy change , arguing ( 1980a , p. 98 ) that within ‘ broad limits the decentralised authorities implementing policies have moved in step with a precision that cries out for explanation ’ . |
| 15 | Throughout the night Joanna sat on the floor , too terrified to cry out for help or remove the blindfold despite being in agony as her contact lenses dried in her eyes . |
| 16 | That seems to cry out for acquisition . |
| 17 | She is dying inside and crying out for love , just like me . |
| 18 | He took drugs , he said , ‘ because my parents had divorced and I was crying out for love . |
| 19 | ‘ This is a girl who has been crying out for help , ’ one aide said . |
| 20 | The voice she was hearing was surely crying out for help . |
| 21 | CRYING out for help but for a different reason the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway are seeking volunteers from among the enthusiast fraternity . |
| 22 | LEPINE CONTINUES shooting about the classroom , and then returns to the lectern where Maryse Leclair is crying out for help . |
| 23 | I wanted her , at my convenience , to become a nurturing Mother Earth figure who would take care of my when I felt unable to cope , and the little girl who had never grown up was crying out for help and approval . |
| 24 | ‘ He was crying out for help but no one was listening , ’ his mother said . |
| 25 | But whether one walks through these parts of Docklands or through surrounding areas where the ‘ ripple effect ’ is supposed to be taking place , there remain run-down estates crying out for funding , for modernisation and for improvement . |
| 26 | Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep , crying out for missionary endeavour . |
| 27 | The country is crying out for leadership and all Mr Smith has to offer is a talking-shop for academics and political has-beens . |
| 28 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |
| 29 | By being on top he avoids being vulnerable , but vulnerable he is and , contrary to appearances , sensitive in the extreme and often crying out for dependency . |
| 30 | And all around it rise some of the most shapely and challenging mountains in Europe : Ushba , Schkelda , Dykhtau , Koshtan Tau , the great block of Dongus Orun and countless others crying out for attention . |