Example sentences of "[unc] call for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statement fell short of endorsing Arafat 's call for the imposition of economic sanctions , but nevertheless called on states to stop providing the Israeli government with aid or loans to facilitate the settling of Jewish emigrants " in Palestine and the other occupied Arab territories " . |
| 2 | Responding to Chervov 's call for the inclusion of naval forces in the current Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) talks , the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff , Gen. Colin Powell , said that " the real threat in Europe [ did ] not come from the US Navy but from the overwhelming Soviet ground forces , backed by air forces " . |
| 3 | During the visit , the purpose of which had been described in advance as purely pastoral , opposition parties also criticized the Pope 's call for the repeal of anti-clerical legislation and those clauses in the 1917 Constitution which banned the church from teaching ( below university level ) , debarred the clergy from voting , and banned clerical dress and church services in public . |
| 4 | 1989 American radio stations ban Cat Stevens records following his support of Ayatollah Khomeini 's call for the execution of Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie . |
| 5 | Giving its full endorsement to the commission 's call for the introduction of a multiparty system , the NEC recommended that the Constitution be adjusted to allow for the registration of political parties . |
| 6 | The tsar responded immediately to Valuev 's call for the acceleration of the reform of the courts . |
| 7 | The failure of the Leeds Convention 's call for the establishment of Workers ' and Soldiers ' Councils reflected the inappropriate nature of the proposed organizational structures , not the absence of popular support for peace agitation as such . |
| 8 | Meeting informally on Jan. 21 in Dublin , the Irish capital , EC Foreign Ministers supported the Soviet Union 's call for the holding of a summit meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) in 1990 rather than two years later as scheduled . |
| 9 | In June 1988 it reported , recommending the removal of any improper restrictions upon the right of individual Tatars to return to their native land and calling for more attention to be paid to their cultural needs , but also rejecting the Tatars ' call for the reestablishment of their autonomous republic . |