Example sentences of "[vb past] for national [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scargill argued for national unity within the ( federal ) union , against the growing call for local wage and conditions bargaining — which he believed would favour some fields but be the harbinger of closure for others . |
| 2 | In a televised speech on May 1 , Zia appealed for national unity , saying that " there may be differences of opinion in a democracy … [ but ] this is not the time for differences " . |
| 3 | In his acceptance speech to the Assembly on Oct. 20 Berri appealed for national reconciliation . |
| 4 | The Pope visited six Angolan cities in this predominantly Catholic country , and was welcomed by large crowds as he called for national reconciliation , 13 months after the ending of 16 years of war between UNITA and dos Santos 's formerly Marxist-oriented Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) . |
| 5 | We must surely conclude that when Reagan ran for national office in 1980 he was hardly the amateur in politics that his critics suggested . |
| 6 | In fact they stood for National War Museum . |