Example sentences of "he called for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Conservatives ' education spokesperson of the mid-1970s , Norman St John-Stevas , argued in favour of a ‘ parents ' charter ’ ; he called for clearer obligations on LEAs and the state to comply with parental wishes . |
2 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
3 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
4 | He called for concerted action by governors head teachers and teachers to erm make sure that er young people appreciate the importance of having a set of values recognize the values held by others from whom they can learn . |
5 | He called for new legislation to allow him to appoint a new justice in addition to each one who had reached the age of 70 ( up to a limit of six new justices ) . |
6 | He called for new elections and promised to replace half the Cabinet . |
7 | Promising free elections as soon as possible , he called for all Somalis to participate in a conference to decide the country 's future . |
8 | He called for increased economic aid and insisted that developed countries , as consumers of cocaine , should share the responsibility for fighting drug trafficking . |
9 | He called for greater co-operation between executive and legislature at both federal and local level . |
10 | He called for continued support for the government , and also made it clear that in the discussions of a new constitution , his preference was for a presidential republic . |
11 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |
12 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
13 | In a veiled threat to dissolve the Congress , he called for constructive co-operation , warning that : " your support is the best argument against accusations that the deputies ' body has outlived its usefulness " . |
14 | Following the imposition of sanctions and the freeze on official exchanges immediately following the Tiananmen Square massacre [ see pp. 36722 ; 36815 ] , Qian Qichen held " frank discussions " with US Secretary of State James Baker at a UN meeting in New York on Sept. 28 , in which he called for practical measures on the part of the USA to improve the situation . |
15 | He called for financial discipline and for strict expenditure control . |
16 | As part of the process of opening up to the West , Kim used the occasion to give an interview to the Washington Times in which he called for improved relations with the USA and said that he wished to see a US embassy established in the capital , Pyongyang , " as quickly as possible " . |
17 | He called for tougher action by police on motorists who illegally park in and around existing bus stops . |
18 | I have no time for gossips , but in an island like this — ’ he called for another round . |
19 | He called for more bobbies on the beat , an end to court delays and reform of prisons . |
20 | He called for more street patrols after a 38pc increase in crime was reported , saying women and the elderly were afraid to go out after dark as well as some other men . |
21 | He called for robust measures against the mainly Japanese producers who dump steel into the EEC . |
22 | He called for strict control over loans and debt defaults in the next six months . |
23 | He called for Rebecque to accompany him . |
24 | BRITAIN 'S new top judge was set for a clash with the Government last night after he called for SHORTER jail sentences . |
25 | He called for working-class unity across the sectarian divide and accused both Unionist and Nationalist members of the council of not representing the interests of the working class . |
26 | Think again — T J Rodgers , president and chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor Corp told a Congressional committee on Wednesday last week that there is no monolithic support for Clinton 's budget proposals — the government should not try to build information networks , but ‘ untangle the morass of bureaucracy and regulations ’ that prevent existing fibre optic networks from reaching homes , he said ; he called for deeper cuts in the budget deficit and the end of ‘ wasteful and unnecessary ’ government programmes ; ‘ Washington should stay away from the intricacies of high-tech competition … it should focus instead on the infrastructure of competition , ’ he said ; he also presented written comments criticising the Clinton plan from officials or directors of Amdahl Corp , Cisco Systems Inc , Conner Peripherals Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc . |
27 | He called for sensible and non-sectarian dialogue to solve a conflict between the government and judiciary , ostensibly over the constitutionality of a beer tax increase , which had plunged the country into its most serious constitutional crisis since it returned to democracy in 1982 . |
28 | He called for British entry into the Exchange Rate Mechanism in months rather than years and the creation of a European central bank with ‘ one pound equals ‘ x ’ ecus ’ on bank notes . |
29 | The Pope visited six Angolan cities in this predominantly Catholic country , and was welcomed by large crowds as he called for national reconciliation , 13 months after the ending of 16 years of war between UNITA and dos Santos 's formerly Marxist-oriented Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) . |
30 | He called for responsive adaptation to the new post-war society in which the WEA 's ‘ primary function to cultivate powers and to form intellectual habits which are the necessary basis of good citizenship and social activity … ’ should be pursued . |