Example sentences of "call [prep] [noun pl] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS ONE might expect from a professional prosecutor , Barbara Mills , the Director of Public Prosecutions , last week called for defendants to lose the right to choose trial by jury . |
| 2 | The NLD on Aug. 2 called for demonstrations to mark the Aug. 8 anniversary of the beginning of the 1988 protest . |
| 3 | At the EC summit in Lisbon , the Prime Minister has called for measures to prevent the Community becoming an out-of-control super state . |
| 4 | It is not , of course , easy to identify areas where spillovers are likely to be large a priori , but neither initiative calls for participants to make the case that the potential gains from their particular venture are likely to be large . |
| 5 | The death of Mrs Norma Scott , aged 54 , in October 1986 , came to light on September 7 , when Newcastle council called in workmen to clear the rubbish as part of a scheme to upgrade houses in the area . |
| 6 | Back in 1911 , the first editorial called upon readers to keep the editor informed . |
| 7 | General industrial sales staff and Cromadex centre managers have together been calling on customers to explain the advantages of the new organisation . |
| 8 | The Charter calls on governments to recognize the forest peoples ' rights to self-determination and ownership of their homeland . |
| 9 | The Katmandu meeting has called on expeditions to reduce the amount of supplies they bring in , make more use of local produce , carry out their own waste , and be more efficient in their use of fuel . |
| 10 | In an address on national television on Sept. 3 , King Hassan had called on voters to support the changes , which included modifications to his own powers . |
| 11 | The Socialist Unity Party ( PSU ) and some Christian Democrats had called on voters to boycott the referendum , on the grounds that a reduction of choice for the electorate could result . |
| 12 | The key resolution called on representatives to approve the Harare declaration on negotiations with the government of Mr F.W. de Klerk . |
| 13 | He denounced the old religion as the Lie and called on men to worship the deity whom he called Ahura Mazdah , the wise Lord , who stood for the Truth . |
| 14 | Environmental groups also called for measures to protect the rights of forest peoples , which were not adequately addressed in the report . |
| 15 | Cardinal Jaime Sin , the influential Archbishop of Manila , who called on Filipinos to support the uprising against Marcos , joined Mrs Aquino 's appeal . |
| 16 | Cardinal Jaime Sin , the influential Archbishop of Manila , who called on Filipinos to support the uprising against Marcos , joined Mrs Aquino 's appeal . |
| 17 | Mead also called on agencies to combat the myth that agencies are over-profitable and profligate in paying employees . |
| 18 | The WWF called on tourists to boycott the country until the Thai government took action to end the trade . |
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