Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] call on the " in BNC.
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1 | Will my hon. Friend call on the hon. Member for Livingston to make a similar admission of the error of his ways ? |
2 | In time I was able to replace Harold Davies in covering the Monday evening sessions of the City Council , with daily morning calls on the offices of the mayor and Dan Craven , the City Clerk . |
3 | On the Soviet Union , the European Council calls on the republics to respect the rights of minorities , to implement international agreements on arms control and nuclear non-proliferation , to control and secure their nuclear weapons , and to honour their obligations in respect of the Soviet Union 's external debt . |
4 | It was my delicate duty to call on the distraught mother late at night . |
5 | A joint statement called on the European and American representatives to meet as often as necessary to work out a balanced and global agreement . |
6 | On Dec. 9 the National Assembly called on the US Congress to lift sanctions which it claimed would " kill millions of Iraqis " . |
7 | ‘ This national petition calls on the Government to save the British coal industry . |
8 | A Tory MP called on the government to ‘ take steps to cease the distribution by the Citizens ’ Advice Bureau in Wimbledon of the pamphlet Sex , published by the Terrence Higgins Trust , in view of its explicit promotion of exclusively homosexual activities . ’ |
9 | The President of the Baptist Union called on the United States ' ambassador but unfortunately he was out . |
10 | Last year the UN General Assembly called on the junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and transfer power to her National League for Democracy . |
11 | The opposition Sacred Union called on the armed forces to abandon Mobutu and asked foreign governments not to co-operate with Diaka ; it also called for France and Belgium to return their troops to the country . |
12 | The annual meeting of the City of Londonderry and Foyle Unionist Party called on the Government to change its mind and site the new university in Derry . |
13 | On July 14 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church called on the authorities to guarantee human rights following alleged kidnapping and beating of priests and believers by supporters of the newly founded Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church . |
14 | The King 's announcement came amidst reports on April 15 that 43 intellectuals and businessmen had published an open letter calling on the King to establish national and municipal councils and to curb the activities of the Islamic religious police , the mutaween . |
15 | The Congress 's final statement called on the leaders of the republics to denounce the Russian Federation Treaty , to seek real independence and to establish regional security forces , based on their national guards . |
16 | He will propose a motion at Monday 's special meeting calling on the committee to reverse its decision . |