Example sentences of "called for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German Mining Union , for its part , has called for curbs on imported coal in order to increase indigenous coal sales to the electricity generating industry — some 10 million tonnes of cheaper foreign coal came into Germany in 1982 . |
| 2 | The two told how Pringle had called for Jason at his home in Geneva Road , Darlington , on Sunday afternoon and they had gone for a ride around in a van . |
| 3 | No one called for sanctions against the US or the bombing of Washington . |
| 4 | EXTRA COST Although local authorities , countryside groups and individuals had called for sections of the line from Lackenby to Picton and Picton to Shipton to be laid underground , the area did not merit the extra expense , he said . |
| 5 | The weekly trade newsletter said yesterday that the deal struck by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries last month called for shipments to be cut by about 2 million barrels per day on the February level of about 25.6 million bpd . |
| 6 | VILLAGERS have called for lay-bys at bus stops on a busy road following concerns about safety . |
| 7 | He estimated that it would cost the country some A$500 million ( US$380 million ) in lost minerals , and called for compensation for the " expropriation " of the assets of Newcrest shareholders . |
| 8 | This called for confession as a yearly obligation for all Christians and officially sanctioned the growing practice of private , as opposed to public , penance , although the social dimension of the sacrament as a healer of social division remained . |
| 9 | The CFDT then refused to sign the agreements and called for intensification of the strike movement . |
| 10 | Talks on a post-war coalition concluded indecisively , but the Prime Minister had called for progress to be made on plans for full employment . |
| 11 | The 1992 defence budget , contained within the administration 's overall budget submission , called for spending of US$295,500 million , i.e. $3,700 million less than in fiscal 1991 . |
| 12 | Afterwards , Bernie Grant , the black Labour MP for Tottenham and chairman of the parliamentary black caucus , called for talks with Neil Kinnock to discuss a new compromise in which white members would join the organisation with no voting rights . |
| 13 | A further significant motion at the meeting on 5 August 1790 called for provision to be made under Parliamentary authority for placing the profession of farriery ( as practised by shoeing-smiths ) on a more respectable footing , by forbidding farriers from practising unless licensed , by preventing , after a limited time , any person from practising farriery who had not served seven years ' apprenticeship under a licensed farrier , and so on . |
| 14 | Up until the 1960's , most commercial letters of credit , reflecting documentary sales terms , called for payment against presentation of negotiable ocean bills of lading indorsed to the issuing or confirming bank . |
| 15 | It undertook to pass a law by Dec. 31 ensuring that Ukrainian conscripts served only on Ukrainian soil ; called for formation of a parliamentary commission to discuss nationalizing Communist Party assets ; asserted that the Ukraine would not enter into a new union treaty before a new constitution creating a sovereign Ukraine was drafted ; and called a referendum in 1991 " on confidence in the Ukrainian President " , the result of which would determine whether to hold fresh elections by the end of the year . |
| 16 | Between the sessions , Pope Paul had called for restraint on this topic , and on 28 October Cardinal Agagianian announced that some matters would not be brought to the Council floor in a move widely interpreted as favourable to the conservative forces in the curia . |
| 17 | The Arab ‘ troika ’ has called for restraint by all parties . |
| 18 | The Education Reform Act and the DES Circular 7/88 both called for budgets to be allocated by the use of a formula . |
| 19 | This was also the reason why Practice Direction 2 of 1992 called for matters in issue to be identified in advance , with the paying party outlining the reasons in disputing the item and giving the suggested reduced figure . |
| 20 | The report by the Conservative Family Campaign called for restrictions on AIDS sufferers and those carrying the HIV virus , including preventing them from working with food for the public . |
| 21 | The Amir , Sheikh Khalifal bin Hamad al-Thani , received a petition in mid-January from 50 leading Qataris demanding the establishment of a consultative assembly with legislative powers ; the signatories expressed their concern and disappointment over abuse of power in the emirate and called for reforms of the economy and the education system . |
| 22 | Given the importance of such personal qualities , the government have called for improvements in the selection of students for initial teacher training and have urged that only students with the ‘ requisite personal qualities ’ should be awarded qualified-teacher status at the end of their studies . |
| 23 | He instituted an eight-year restructuring plan , and called for improvements in social conditions , including decent accommodation for troops repatriated from abroad . |
| 24 | Chancellor Norman Lamont accused the Bundesbank of a whispering campaign against the pound and called for changes in German monetary policy . |
| 25 | She was reported as saying that the trial had taught her one important lesson as a barrister — how the victim feels — and called for changes in the law which would give greater protection to victims . |
| 26 | The report called for changes in the sixth form , less specialisation and some mathematics for all pupils . |
| 27 | In addition , the administration called for changes in court rules to permit the use of illegally seized evidence , provided that the police had acted " in good faith " in seizing it . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , a report by the National Academy of Sciences called for changes in chemical regulations to protect children because of the possibility that they may be uniquely sensitive to pesticide residues . |
| 29 | In terms of a debate , he will be aware that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has called for debates in the Scottish Grand Committee and I hope that everyone will contribute to them . |
| 30 | The ANC on Jan. 6 called for demonstrations of protest at Hungarian embassies worldwide over Hungary 's " bad faith and a cynical disregard for international agreements " . |