Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] call for the " in BNC.
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1 | I myself , not having much knowledge of computer electronics called for the services of a professional Computer Engineer , after explaining the symptoms he gave the PC a thorough check , he then informed me no fault could be found but suggested that as the problem was intermittent and the PC was somewhat old , it could be susceptible to noise not conducted but radiated at some external source , Radio Frequency Interference ( R.F.I. ) . |
2 | Seven people were reported killed after police fired on protesters in West Bengal calling for the arrest of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh officially estimated to total 100,000 . |
3 | In the context of political campaigning for parliamentary elections to be held on Oct. 13 , opposition groups called for the banning of the Bulgarian Communist Party and other hardline groups which did support the Soviet coup . |
4 | Under pressure from Western donor governments and from opposition groups calling for the restoration of multiparty civilian government , the PNDC on July 5 , 1990 , announced the opening of " a national discussion on the country 's political future " with the purpose of developing an " authentic , African brand of democracy " . |
5 | Rallies had been held repeatedly since March 26 in Dushanbe , the capital , organized by the opposition parties calling for the resignation of the Supreme Soviet Chair , Sarafali Kenjayev . |
6 | The report prompted opposition parties to call for the immediate resignation of the Finance Minister , Manmohan Singh , and the governor of the Reserve Bank . |
7 | The de Vitto report on the social charter action programme called for the commission to carry out a survey into legislation and practices that discriminated on the grounds of age and to take measures to guarantee equal treatment for elderly people . |
8 | A report by the Social Security Research Consortium calls for the discretionary Social Fund to be abandoned because it is failing to help those who most need it . |
9 | Other Opposition MPs called for the Ombudsman to investigate the issue and for Mr Robert Jackson , higher education minister and the scheme 's author , to resign . |
10 | Opposition politicians called for the dissolution of parliament and the holding of fresh elections . |
11 | Using various cutting headlines calling for the captain 's head . |
12 | This was seen to be a reference to Iran 's standing position calling for the death of Salman Rushdie for the anti-Islamic " blasphemies " contained in his novel , The Satanic Verses . |
13 | One view is that insider research calls for the free-ranging exploration of what goes on in the classroom without the constraint of any preconceived theory . |
14 | Human rights groups and international news organisations called for the release of 32-year-old Taher Shriteh , who was seized from his Gaza home . |
15 | A student petition calling for the Chinese government to negotiate with student leaders attracted 80,000 signatures and was presented to Xinhua after another rally on 17 May . |
16 | It is evident that certain US officers were favourable impressed by Vlasov ; however , government policy called for the handing over of all renegade Russians to the Red Army . |
17 | On January 22nd Britain 's Civil Aviation Authority called for the rule that stops new airlines from using London 's Heathrow airport to be scrapped . |
18 | " Is it not clear that our MPs have flagrantly broken the declared policy of the Party ? " asked a London Division statement calling for the disciplining of the Parliamentary representatives . |
19 | Voters also heavily endorsed a clause on the ballot paper calling for the convening of a constituent assembly to reform the Constitution . |
20 | Drawn up by the constitution commission under Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev , the draft constitution called for the President to head the government and stipulated a smaller parliament with full-time members . |
21 | However , a Nationalist motion calling for the setting up of a small committee to be responsible for housing allocations was rejected . |
22 | A special meeting of Warrington Borough Council 's emergency committee called for the cylinders to be removed to give local residents peace of mind . |
23 | A construction strike called for the first week of April by Spain 's two largest unions originally dashed hopes of completing the project on time . |
24 | In the speech Shevardnadze called for the broadest possible democratisation of political and economic life , including greater autonomy for enterprises and the election of management . |
25 | BRITISH National Party leaflets calling for the re-introduction of hanging and forced repatriation will be sent to thousands of homes in the next few weeks . |