Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] call for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It has also called for stricter international standards to be introduced on maritime safety .
2 Alliance leader Dr John Alderdice has also called for political developments to help stem the wave of violence .
3 The Prudential has recently called for greater disclosure of treasury matters by listed companies .
4 The RSPB , as part of its ‘ Campaign for the Countryside ’ , has recently called for two and a half million acres of farmland to be taken out of production and converted to wildlife habitats , a process to be paid for by money diverted from CAP into conservation .
5 The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom has recently called for more training in educational methods for all university teachers .
6 Full and part-time courses are continually running so call for up-to-date information .
7 The bills had merely called for further federal studies : control was considered a state and local concern .
8 Some 1,500 high-school students had been protesting against the reintroduction of mid-term examinations and had also called for increased government spending on education .
9 Reports on April 6 said that Australia 's Prime Minister Bob Hawke had also called for international action to help the Kurds .
10 Buthelezi for his part had frequently called for such a meeting , insisting on meeting Mandela on an equal footing .
11 Teachers have long called for more opportunity to get on with what they regard as quintessentially " their " work ; they should normally welcome the opportunity to off-load tasks which can just as effectively be performed by other people .
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