Example sentences of "petition call for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A residents ' petition called for the venture to be shelved until a more suitable access route was devised . |
| 2 | The Petition called for the defence of democracy , a " Plan for Plenty " , the signing of a Peace Alliance with France and the Soviet Union , the control of vital industries , protection against air attack , and a plan to " Build for Peace and Justice " . |
| 3 | The petition calls for the EC to give Cammell Laird a subsidy to make it more attractive to potential buyers . |
| 4 | Around 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a swimming pool in Bedale . |
| 5 | More than a quarter of the islands ' adults have signed a petition calling for a sheriff 's inquiry into the incident , claiming that the Department of Transport 's private marine accident investigation and Lord Donaldson 's general investigation do not go far enough . |
| 6 | A petition calling for an inquiry into the allegations was signed by 15,118 people and a delegation headed by Raymond Wolseley of the Junior Chamber of Commerce went to Stormont to plead , vainly , for a change of policy . |
| 7 | In June the Springtown residents launched a petition calling for the families living there to be rehoused before the winter and for the camp to be closed . |
| 8 | Scientific , technical and clerical workers have signed a petition calling for the university to make it impossible for ‘ nuclear weapons-motivated research ’ involving SLAC to be carried out . |
| 9 | A petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis will appear in a national newspaper tomorrow . |
| 10 | Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law . |
| 11 | Early in December it channelled its supporters ' energies into a mass petition calling for the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Northern Ireland , obtaining the signatures of nearly half the population of the city . |
| 12 | Eleven hundred locals signed a petition calling for the site to be protected |
| 13 | In November 1976 a meeting was held in Sreelane Parish Hall to demand the use of a safe alternative raw material after some 600 people signed a petition calling for the use of such a material . |
| 14 | PARENTS at one of Scotland 's largest state schools are collecting names for a petition to call for an opt-out ballot . |