Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] call for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Co-ordination Committee of Opposition Groups called for a day of civil disobedience on April 15 and for a general strike — " Operation dead cities " — on April 18 and 19 , which appeared to be widely observed . |
| 2 | Later on in the meeting , Council member David Lindsay called for a full report on Training Outside Public Practice , following his discovery that 62 of the 77 students currently training under TOPP are employed by the National Audit Office . |
| 3 | A group representing families of the British victims marked the anniversary by handing in a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for a public inquiry . |
| 4 | David Hay calls for a " de-indoctrination " from secularism ( Hay 1990 : 109 ) . |
| 5 | Your rhythm style calls for a great deal of aggressive down-stroke picking … |
| 6 | The Western alliance appeared to be in total disarray as the USA supported a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in Egypt , which her allies reluctantly accepted . |
| 7 | In August 1988 both sides had agreed in principle to a UN peace plan calling for a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners and to a referendum designed to give the inhabitants of the territory ( administered as a Spanish colony until 1976 ) a choice between independence or integration into Morocco . |
| 8 | Libel damages call for a metaphysical evaluation of dignity , a compensation , in many cases , for loss of amour propre which may be higher than the courts would award for the loss of an arm or a leg . |
| 9 | As we have said , if your let-down procedure calls for a final descent rate of 800 ft/min , there is no time for trial and error . |
| 10 | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called for a tougher line , including an arms embargo , against the junta which has held the democracy campaigner under house arrest since July 1989 . |
| 11 | Colombian President Virgilio Barco Vargas called for a powerful UN agency to direct the global struggle against drug abuse . |
| 12 | He blasted MPs like Bryan Gould calling for a vote with Tory rebels against Maastricht . |
| 13 | Mr Patten calls for a shift in Church attitudes . |
| 14 | Bypass go-ahead at last but pressure group favours rail link The long-awaited Guisborough bypass was officially given the go-ahead by Cleveland county council on Tuesday just as a transport group called for a re-think on the multi-million pound scheme . |
| 15 | Indeed , Mr Kinnock called for a modest celebration at Labour 's recovery : it was an encouragement , an inspiration to see the party working together once more , he said . |
| 16 | The use of a new computer software distribution program calls for a reduction in manpower from three to two in the traffic clerks ' office . |
| 17 | We have pushed successfully for an EC ban on large-scale drift nets that threatened dolphins , and we support the UN resolution calling for a moratorium on their use . |
| 18 | Mr Clarke called for a system where prisoners were fed at normal meal times , had the space and opportunity to better themselves and address their offending behaviour . |
| 19 | The NCC report calls for a national policy to protect estuaries on both sides of the tidal line . |
| 20 | Several British supermarket chains have asked their suppliers to stop using fish which comes from the Faroe islands , after the Environmental Investigation Agency called for a boycott of Faroese products in protest at the annual killing of pilot whales . |
| 21 | Mr Kellett calls for a major shake-up in the system for looking after the elderly in an article in the British Medical Journal . |
| 22 | Mr Brown called for a national recovery programme to boost industry and create jobs . |
| 23 | This followed United States calls for a multilateral effort to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons development programme [ see also this page ] . |
| 24 | Professor Heiz called for a six-month period of study to be devoted to the Corbie site before work proceeds on the school . |
| 25 | The relevance of this variant comes earlier in the poem whose opening stanzas call for a painting of Ariadne deserted on Naxos . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Pale , Bosnia : BOSNIAN Serbs called for a new peace plan for Bosnia after declaring the current one dead yesterday but Muslim-led government leaders said this meant the West no longer had any excuse to avoid decisive action . |
| 28 | Where she goes , there go I. Ron called for a Horse 's Neck , carefully noting its cost ( £3 ) in his pocket-book . |
| 29 | In his opening address , the WHO Director-General Hiroshi Nakajima called for a " new paradigm for health " to achieve " the goal of health for all " in the face of rapid political , economic , social and environmental changes . |
| 30 | May 15 After a five-day meeting in Tunis , Arafat 's Fatah organization calls for a five-party meeting of Egypt , Syria , Jordan , Lebanon and the PLO to discuss current Middle East developments . |