Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] call for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The old seaman called for a glass of rum , and stood outside , drinking and looking around . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In London , the Foreign Office called for a return to democracy , and EC talks have begun on concerted action . |
| 8 | The confrontation was symbolic of the accelerating polarization which had occurred over the previous five years , with the Popular Front calling for a determined re-application of the policies of 1931–3 and the right for radical constitutional revision . |
| 9 | On May 8 the Democratic Party called for a judicial inquiry into the New Nation allegations . |
| 10 | Labour leader calls for a pause |
| 11 | In its latest review of the UK economy , the National Institute calls for a neutral Budget , rather than further interest rate reductions , to maintain the momentum of the nascent economic recovery . |
| 12 | The White Paper called for a fundamental re-examination of penal methods ‘ based on studies of the causes of crime , or rather of the factors which foster or inhibit crime ’ , supported by reliable assessments of the results achieved by existing methods . |
| 13 | IN A RARE display of consensus last week , industry , consumers ' organisations and the environmental movement called for a national committee to examine the social and ethical implications of biotechnology and genetic engineering of plants and animals , Tom Wilkie writes . |
| 14 | On the sunroom walls , chalking off the existing paint calls for a stabilising solution . |
| 15 | The parents of an Oxford haemophiliac who recently died after contracting the H I V virus from contaminated blood , have written to the Prime Minister calling for a quick , out of court compensation deal . |
| 16 | This is one option open to the Home Office as the Prime Minister calls for a ‘ crusade against crime ’ , following a soaring number of crimes committed by a hard core of youthful offenders . |
| 17 | This may sound rather ominous but it is simply one of those periods when adverse planetary activity calls for a tighter grip on the purse-strings . |
| 18 | The Labour spokesman called for a quick decision on RUC requests for more manpower and Mr Brooke replied that he expected to make an announcement very soon . |
| 19 | Now , if you want details of Katie 's Legoland adventure , there is that old familiar number to call for a copy of our fact sheet . |
| 20 | If you want any details about Carol 's nightwear feature , there 's the usual number to call for a copy of our Fact Sheet . |
| 21 | In defiance of a decision by the national conference in September to dissolve the National Assembly , President Mobutu Sese Seko called for a new session of the Assembly to open on Oct. 5 . |
| 22 | He said a petition containing 500 names over 95pc of households in the village had been sent to the Welsh Office calling for a second public meeting . |
| 23 | But buoyancy aside , it was also sobering to hear a practising optimist calling for a ‘ mathematics of misery ’ — an agreement , by consensus , about the costs and benefits of different medical treatments , and where the unavoidable choices should be made . |
| 24 | They have devised a new plan calling for a dozen man-made lakes to store rain and to render the Atlanta region ‘ drought-proof ’ for the next half-century . |
| 25 | The third and favoured ‘ radical-moderate ’ option is an eight-point plan calling for a consistent denationalisation of property ; reliance on new tax and credit levers to curb excess profits , encourage resource conservation , and direct investment for consumer goods production ; a system of fixed , floating , and free prices ; and creation of a financial market . |
| 26 | They said that Chen Zeming 's parents had previously written to the Supreme Court calling for a retrial of the two men and questioning the independence of the courts . |
| 27 | The Russian government called for a speedier reduction of multiple-warhead ( MIRV ) missiles than was envisaged in the START treaty , possible even their elimination by the year 2000 , while the US side preferred a longer time-scale to enable it to make a more detailed assessment of its perceived nuclear defence needs . |
| 28 | Second ball of the next over , the bloke at the other end called for a single . |
| 29 | At a meeting of the UN Security Council on Dec. 7 , it was made clear that a prospective resolution calling for a Middle East peace conference would not achieve US endorsement . |
| 30 | The new agreement calls for a minimum of six recordings each year . |