Example sentences of "[noun] called for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On 26 October the Chronicle called for a National Guard which would unite " the most respectable and efficient of the middle and labouring classes " .
2 When , on 4 December , Suenens called for a complete redrafting of the schema on the Church , he was greeted with prolonged applause and backed by Montini .
3 In 1972 the United Nations called for a ten-year moratorium on all commercial whaling to be enacted through the IWC .
4 It was a view which in essence called for a confederal or intergovernmental mould , rather closer perhaps to the British stand than to the vision of Monnet or Spaak .
5 SUPPORT for Britain 's coal industry came last night from an unexpected quarter as the right wing pressure group Aims of Industry called for a wide ranging review .
6 At the start of the negotiations the ACP countries called for a wide-ranging revision of the convention to take account of developments in recent years which had adversely affected their economies , in particular rising debt ( currently estimated at USdollars 200,000 million for the sub-Saharan countries alone ) and falling commodity prices .
7 The committee called for a special report on the matter .
8 The committee called for an increased R&D effort and a more imaginative approach to research from government ( Hew Scientist , 10 March , p 634 ) .
9 He was replaced on an interim basis by his deputy , Faruq Dahruj , and the LCP central committee called for an extraordinary conference to discuss the party 's political plan and organizational structure , change the party 's name and elect a new leadership .
10 On Friday 22 March , John Carroll of the ITGWU called for a sworn public inquiry into the possible health hazards of the Raybestos factory , though also saying Raybestos must be allowed to go ahead .
11 The 1990 plan called for a convertible currency trade surplus of $700,000,000 through a 7-8 per cent increase in exports .
12 The plan called for a main attack by 26 divisions in July on a 40-km/25-ml front running north and south of the village of Krevo , west of Molodetchno .
13 The Security Council plan called for an initial ceasefire followed by phased disarmament .
14 A political statement released by the PNC at the end of the session called for an international conference on the Middle East , under UN supervision , to be convened on the basis of UN Security Council Resolutions 242 ( 1967 — see pp. 22473 ; 25029 ; 34898 ) and 338 ( 1973 — see p. 26197 ) , and the guaranteeing of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people , of which the most important was " the right to self-determination " .
15 On 4th , May 1926 , the Trades Union Council called for a General Strike in support or striking coal miners .
16 In addition , the Council called for the financial incentives available to franchised firms to be improved before it would confirm its support for franchising .
17 The issue called for a great deal of understanding on both sides , which inevitably in many cases could not be guaranteed .
18 This pact called for the rival forces , confronting each other in the south of the city , to pull back and allow a neutral force under the control of the interim government to establish a buffer zone .
19 The case was adjourned until January 28th after the Judge called for a full explanation of the social services delay .
20 Expressing concern about the global economic recession , US and German officials called for a special G-7 summit to break the existing stalemate on GATT talks .
21 In May 1984 and in March 1985 Sihanouk called for a neutralised Kampuchea with an international peacekeeping force guaranteed by the superpowers , ASEAN , Vietnam or Australia/New Zealand .
22 ONE of the most important wage claims in the pay round was submitted yesterday when leaders of Ford 's 33,000 manual workers called for a double figure increase .
23 The meeting called for the immediate demobilisation of the contras and urged that funds approved for the Nicaraguan rebels be channelled through a commission they had established earlier .
24 In the report , Amnesty called for an urgent review of the guidelines under which troops were permitted to open fire .
25 In presenting his new government , comprised largely of young technocrats without previous government experience , Petre Roman called for a rapid transformation to a market economy .
26 The initial public response to the outbreak of war was an upsurge of patriotic fervour , at any rate among the middle and upper classes : the Kadet leadership in the Duma called for a political truce and national unity against the common enemy .
27 The part called for a clean-cut , conventional actor . ’
28 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 .
29 Professor Fred Stone of Glasgow University called for a countrywide network of agencies made up from the police , social workers , teachers and other agencies to spot potential troublesome children .
30 After the Restoration , however , there was a very different political climate ; in 1661 the Irish Parliament called for the Solemn League and Covenant to be burnt by the public hangman .
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