Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] [adj] action " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour leader John Smith bluntly told the Commons : ‘ The time has now come for effective international action . ’ |
| 2 | The French , for their part , were interested only in American help to achieve some honourable compromise in Indo-China , whereas the militants in Washington were looking for combined military action to inflict a decisive defeat on the communists . |
| 3 | And for those , especially within the Movement , for whom it ranked as a burning issue , Hitler 's words were clearly taken as a signal and sanction for further radical action and were increasingly treated as a literal description of what was actually taking place . |
| 4 | The United Kingdom Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher , speaking at the opening of the new Hadley Centre for climate prediction and research in Bracknell , Berkshire , on May 25 , called for urgent international action to combat the greenhouse effect . |
| 5 | The situation called for some drastic action and so I laid it on the line ; either they won this game or I would resign . |
| 6 | The Bishop of Oxford is calling for tough military action to end the suffering in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 7 | Calling for positive political action from local parties and the Irish government , he said that agreement on a basis for formal negotiation was " close and attainable " but that the constitutional parties involved needed to demonstrate their political will . |
| 8 | Ms Sciolla says the society 's situation reflects the need for a ‘ cultural policy ’ for the city at State level to allow for rapid flexible action to keep places such as the society from disappearing . |
| 9 | At first , however , it focused upon the need to settle inter-union disputes and it only gradually acquired the right to call for joint industrial action from Congress . |
| 10 | The pressure grew for some international action . |
| 11 | Provided they honestly and reasonably form the opinion that there is a real risk of a breach of the peace in the sense that it is in close proximity both in place and time , then the conditions exist for reasonable preventive action including , if necessary , the measures taken in this case . ’ |
| 12 | It is questionable , however , whether the provisions actually add to a victim 's opportunity for compensation and it has been argued that the procedure differs little from that required for any civil action except that the funds are preserved . |