Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] call an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poet 's relationship with her is what a judge would call an ‘ intimate ’ one but quite lacking in openness , trust , or love . |
| 2 | Indeed totality in both Critiques presupposes a homogeneous temporality : the singular universal could only ever work by presupposing what Althusser would call an ‘ essential section ’ . |
| 3 | If a pianist is particularly charming and quite gifted , his failure to win the competition need not trouble him ; money is raised privately among local citizens , and he is given his own Carnegie Hall recital , perhaps , or his own scholarship to the Conservatoire in Paris , with a living allowance to provide for ‘ a minimally decent standard of living ’ — a phrase used in Forth Worth to describe what British people might call an upper middle-class lifestyle . |
| 4 | Monika Wulf-Mathies , leader of the public service employees union , warned state and local community employers that if they rejected the arbitrators ' recommendations her union would call an immediate strike ballot . |
| 5 | The truth is bland : Mr Major will call an election if the opinion polls suggest he can not lose . |