Example sentences of "calling for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That safety valve might operate by way of an administrative procedure , calling for no external judgements as to whether nor not ‘ breakdown ’ had occurred . |
| 2 | Those calling for quieter and lighter singing such as The girl under the new moon ( ‘ Flickan under nymånen ’ ) are just as easily done as those calling for a grand gesture such as The Amazon ( ‘ Sköldm o n ’ ) . |
| 3 | A former Chief of Staff of the United Nations , now living in Oxfordshire is calling for a peaceful resolution to the Gulf crisis . |
| 4 | A former United Nations Chief of Staff will be addressing a forum of peace campaigners in Oxford this evening , calling for a peaceful resolution to the Gulf crisis . |
| 5 | On Thursday delegates approved a resolution calling for a two-year ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea . |
| 6 | Eugene Lapointe , head of the world 's wildlife trade monitoring body , hopes to find a compromise between those African nations calling for a total ban on ivory trading and those arguing for trade to be controlled . |
| 7 | As for the flowers , the Dutch delegation will be calling for a total ban on trade in some rare slipper orchids , which they say face extinction in 10 years unless something drastic is done . |
| 8 | A : Obviously , I have personal feelings against Rottweilers , but I 'm calling for a total ban or muzzling in public places which should be extended to Dobermans and German Shepherds . |
| 9 | Israel 's Labour Party issues an ultimatum to Shamir , calling for a total acceptance of the US-backed peace plan . |
| 10 | Almost immediately , Doherty went on to try to make it general and so , of course , capable of calling for a general strike . |
| 11 | In Rangoon Nu announced : ‘ AFPFL is not calling for a general strike among workers at the present time . |
| 12 | These exists a parallel women 's movement , calling for a general return to modesty and the veil , in addition to the main programme of its male counterpart . |
| 13 | Fortunately she had no time to find the answer , as Mr Pumblechook was calling for a hot rum to remove the taste of the medicine . |
| 14 | ‘ We are calling for a one-day strike next Thursday in the school of food and consumer studies in the first instance . |
| 15 | The demonstrators delivered a letter to the offices of the UN Military Observers Group monitoring the 1949 ceasefire line , calling for a UN-supervised plebiscite to be held on Kashmir 's accession to India in 1947 . |
| 16 | The third and favoured ‘ radical-moderate ’ option is an eight-point plan calling for a consistent denationalisation of property ; reliance on new tax and credit levers to curb excess profits , encourage resource conservation , and direct investment for consumer goods production ; a system of fixed , floating , and free prices ; and creation of a financial market . |
| 17 | It then approved an amendment calling for a new law on forming a government by July . |
| 18 | This group appeared to be opposed to both Mobutu and the leadership of the Sacred Union , calling for a new generation to take control of Zaïrean politics . |
| 19 | Similarly he anticipated Dimitrov in calling for a new approach to the middle classes . |
| 20 | But relatives of those who died , including three who took their own lives are calling for a new , full and independent inquiry . |
| 21 | Children at Wanborough primary school near Swindon are so worried about the hazards they experience on the way to school , they 're calling for a new footpath . |
| 22 | Now Oxford West and Abingdon Conservative Association are calling for a new privacy law aimed at curbing the telefoto lens . |
| 23 | The former Charlton Athletic manager has been linked with Spurs , with Peter Shreeves under pressure and fans calling for a new manager . |
| 24 | Gorbachev on the same day described Iraq 's invasion as treacherous and a blatant violation of international law , calling for a political solution and warning of a possible " chain reaction endangering the whole world community " . |
| 25 | Last month , Mr Rocard caused a great frisson of excitement to run through the deeply-dejected Socialist ranks by calling for a political ‘ big bang ’ to allow the creation of a new centre left movement consisting of progressive-minded Communists , Ecologists , Centrists and what remained of the Socialists . |
| 26 | The former Home Secretary took common ground with Mrs Thatcher in opposing a Brussels-dominated and economically illiberal ‘ Fortress Europe ’ and went much further than Mr Lawson or the pro-European cabinet majority in calling for a central bank on the looser American rather than Bundesbank model . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , the SPD , like Labour , has been nervous in calling for a complete recasting of public financing and altering both tax and expenditure profiles to fit with a post-cold war world while attempting to relate to an electorate that believes it is paying too many direct and indirect taxes as well as ever-rising social security and health insurance payments . |
| 28 | Ed 's comment : Regular readers may remember my attack on the practice of dying Glassfish in an editorial last year calling for a complete ban . |
| 29 | The UN Security Council , convened at the request of France on Sept. 25 , adopted Resolution 713 sponsored by Belgium , France and the UK calling for a complete arms embargo on Yugoslavia and the immediate cessation of hostilities and requesting the Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , to assist with mediation . |
| 30 | The Lebanese government received a US letter of assurances on Oct. 19 , reportedly referring to the implementation of UN Resolution 425 , adopted in March 1978 following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and calling for a complete Israeli withdrawal [ see p. 29649 ] . |