Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] called for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That decision called for the establishment of joint working parties , for each of the subject areas , with responsibility for devising guidelines for the new syllabuses and specifying the detailed criteria relating to their assessment . |
| 2 | In January 1990 members of the European Parliament called for an immediate suspension of all scientific co-operation projects between Israel and the EC , amidst plans for a doubling of direct EC aid to the occupied territories to US$12,000,000 a year by 1992 [ see also p. 37627 ] . |
| 3 | On Nov. 22 the European Parliament called for an investigation into the activities of secret anti-communist organizations , especially Gladio , which , it said , had " escaped all democratic control " . |
| 4 | On Oct. 25 , 1990 , the European Parliament called for an immediate EC moratorium on tropical hardwood imports from Malaysia as result of the " catastrophic " deforestation in Sarawak , and also for the introduction of quotas for hardwood imports from other countries . |
| 5 | On the same day , Italy and Austria called for a meeting of the Conflict Prevention Centre of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe [ see also p. 38314 ] ; the EC 's European Parliament called for an immediate meeting of CSCE foreign ministers ; and German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher proposed invocation of the CSCE emergency procedure agreed the previous week . |
| 6 | The European Parliament called for an independent inquiry and proposed an arms embargo on Indonesia . |
| 7 | Building upon the objective of improving the living and working conditions embodied in the Treaty of Rome , and consolidated in the SEA , both the Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament called for an explicit political commitment to fundamental social rights . |
| 8 | While the Georgian delegation called for a return to military positions occupied prior to Oct. 1 , the Abkhazians insisted on a complete withdrawal of Georgian troops from their territory . |
| 9 | The German Foreign Ministry called for a fairer distribution of the burden of aid to the CIS , citing figures produced by the European Commission which showed that about 75 per cent of all aid to the Soviet Union since September 1990 had come from the EC and 57 per cent from Germany alone ( the figure included humanitarian aid , credits and special payments for troop withdrawal made by Germany ) . |
| 10 | When , at its first meeting in 1831 , the British Association called for a report on the state of mathematics it elicited only three sections , on algebra , trigonometry and the arithmetic of sines , which almost completely ignored the major developments of the previous century and a half . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A SENIOR English judge called for a review of the conduct of serious fraud cases yesterday after ordering that an American lawyer 's defence costs should be paid by the British taxpayer . |
| 13 | This conference called for the unity of Palestine and Transjordan , and declared Abdallah king of all Palestine . |
| 14 | The old seaman called for a glass of rum , and stood outside , drinking and looking around . |
| 15 | The marine group called for the creation of a national network of protected marine sites , in response to a present lack of adequate statutory protection for habitats and species below the low water mark . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Following the wrecking of the town of Sirnak in August [ see pp. 39067-68 ] , the normally pro-government Turkish Daily News called for an investigation into claims that the army had run amok . |
| 19 | The Pan-African Union for Social Democracy called for the total rejection of any modification of the election timetable , while on Sept. 15 the National Alliance for Democracy ( AND ) , a grouping of about 40 political parties , demanded that the 12-month transition period be respected and called for a reshuffle of André Milongo 's transitional government . |
| 20 | The IBA was made of sterner stuff when the Foreign Secretary called for the banning of Death on the Rock . |
| 21 | This situation called for a full-scale nervous breakdown . |
| 22 | Foreign Ministers called for a comprehensive political settlement , and spoke of " the need to create the conditions for an early deployment of UN peacekeeping forces " . |
| 23 | While a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting stressed that the " Nine " had expressed " their agreement with the CSCM project " , each North African Foreign Minister called for a " pragmatic " approach excluding global solutions to regional problems of security . |
| 24 | The s the revolution of social services called for a rolling programme and a rolling review and the amendment Mr is utterly meaningless because the matter will be constantly referred back and further considered by social services whatever the amendment says that 's what the original resolution said . |
| 25 | In London , the Foreign Office called for a return to democracy , and EC talks have begun on concerted action . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | On April 4 , the state governor , Lt.-Col. John Madaki , a Christian , was reported to have threatened to execute Mallam Yahaya in public if the demonstrations continued , and on April 17 some 2,000 protesters called for the death of Madaki . |
| 28 | The opposition Union of Democratic Forces called for a campaign of protest and civil disobedience , condemning Nabiyev 's election as " a reactionary communist coup " and demanding the lifting of the emergency regulations , the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet and popular presidential elections . |
| 29 | ‘ Nevertheless , I thought two such discrepancies called for an explanation . |
| 30 | On May 8 the Democratic Party called for a judicial inquiry into the New Nation allegations . |