Example sentences of "[noun pl] call for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recent protests by disillusioned supporters calling for the dismissal of player-boss John Carroll have prompted the club to get both sides together to discuss the club 's situation . |
| 2 | In April 1990 the ruling UDPM held a series of conferences on the issue of democracy , during which , it was reported , a number of speakers called for the introduction of a multiparty system . |
| 3 | It is with regret that we join the chorus of voices calling for the resignation of Jocelyn Stevens as chairman of Britain 's architectural and archaeological conservation body , English Heritage : any man so free of mealy-mouthed PR awareness as to tell a bothersome journalist to ‘ go and pee out of the window ’ is a true blue . |
| 4 | Rallies had been held repeatedly since March 26 in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the opposition parties calling for the resignation of the Supreme Soviet Chair , Sarafali Kenjayev . |
| 5 | Senior front-benchers called for the party to reflect and rebuild , rather than offer ‘ instant wisdom ’ on the reasons it lost . |
| 6 | At the end a section of the Coleraine fans called for the resignation of manager Billy Sinclair . |
| 7 | Mr Fallon also heard the dentists call for the service to be ‘ properly and adequately funded ’ , and promised to put their points before Health Secretary William Waldegrave . |
| 8 | The report prompted opposition parties to call for the immediate resignation of the Finance Minister , Manmohan Singh , and the governor of the Reserve Bank . |
| 9 | County had lost six of their last eight League games at the Baseball Ground , which had prompted disgruntled supporters to call for the resignation of manager Arthur Cox . |
| 10 | Heads call for the three Rs |
| 11 | To help support his family , he began writing articles calling for the defence of free trade in West Africa against the protectionism of the encroaching French and the special privileges of the Royal Niger Company . |
| 12 | Identification with the group in such circumstances calls for the rejection of that authority . |
| 13 | Up to 300,000 people heard speeches by leaders of nationalist organizations and senior CPL officials calling for the restoration of Lithuania 's full independence from the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | On the night of Jan. 22-23 , the national radio station in Kinshasa , Voix du Zaïre , was occupied by a group of soldiers who broadcast statements calling for the dismissal of Nguza 's government and the resumption of the national conference . |
| 15 | Human rights groups and international news organisations called for the release of 32-year-old Taher Shriteh , who was seized from his Gaza home . |
| 16 | The Central American participants called for the liberalization of the banana market in view of the possible drop in banana exports once the European single market was established at the end of 1992 . |
| 17 | By the next day , hundreds of Chinese students gathered at the Nanjing campuses calling for the African students to be punished and marched on to the municipal offices . |
| 18 | The regional officers also wrote to the Chilean authorities calling for the prompt introduction of legislation which will give official licenses to the many community radio and TV stations that hitherto have been operating under severe restrictions . |
| 19 | Under pressure from Western donor governments and from opposition groups calling for the restoration of multiparty civilian government , the PNDC on July 5 , 1990 , announced the opening of " a national discussion on the country 's political future " with the purpose of developing an " authentic , African brand of democracy " . |
| 20 | Although the largest of the 11 suits called for the immediate repayment of $1,200 million , bankers were reported on March 13 to be viewing the move as a defensive and not as a provocative act . |
| 21 | Despite a warning that the government would act " immediately and resolutely " if the unrest continued , there were further protests in Seoul and elsewhere in the ensuing days as a coalition of student and dissidents groups called for the overthrow of the Roh government . |
| 22 | In the context of political campaigning for parliamentary elections to be held on Oct. 13 , opposition groups called for the banning of the Bulgarian Communist Party and other hardline groups which did support the Soviet coup . |
| 23 | The Dispatch led with the headline : ‘ Teacher and the Girls She Told ’ , and carried a picture of the wicked Miss Outram surrounded by her innocent young charges , while The Derbyshire Times called for the Board of Education to step in to arbitrate . |
| 24 | Delegates called for the ARC to conduct urgent genetic research to find new uses for the products of the malt and barley industries . |
| 25 | A large number of delegates called for the replacement of the entire central committee ( at the time consisting of 120-160 full members and 30-40 alternate members ) in a secret ballot , a move believed to have been prompted by President Chadli and his reformists in an attempt to bring in younger and more reform-minded deputies . |
| 26 | Obviously , Mr Gustafson has not been doing his homework , otherwise he would know that there are 48 UN resolutions calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Cyprus , and the restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty . |
| 27 | The United Nations has already passed resolutions calling for the acceleration of technology transfer to developing countries and X/Open 's Chief Operating Officer , George Shaffner says UN country ambassadors are now jockeying for rights to host a symposium . |
| 28 | The US Congress passed in October two resolutions calling for the preservation of Antarctica as a " global ecological commons " . |
| 29 | Anti-road campaigners called for the government to guarantee long-term protection for Oxleas Wood and pointed out that the change of mind did not necessarily signal a change of policy , with the government 's £23,000 million roads programme continuing to threaten 160 sites of special scientific interest , many of them more valuable than Oxleas Wood . |
| 30 | Its initial opinions will be debated at the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference in Dunoon next weekend along with motions calling for the party to seek cross-party unity and anti-Tory election pacts . |