Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] call for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 2 | The parliament has called for a more rational approach to trade and aid schemes as well as investigation into the EC 's role in granting funds in certain cases . |
| 3 | The Economist has called for a bill of rights as a bulwark against what Lord Hailsham once described as an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ . |
| 4 | The document has caused a political storm and Labour has called for a statement from Mr Major . |
| 5 | The European Parliament 's Transport Committee has called for a 40 per cent cut in carbon dioxide by the year 2010 — a far more ambitious figure than the Community 's official target of a freeze at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 6 | A SCOTTISH fishing boss has called for a Europe-wide boycott of cheap fish to stop non-EC states destroying the fishing industry . |
| 7 | The recently-formed Bootle Miners Support Group has called for a lobby of Gladstone Dock tomorrow lunchtime . |
| 8 | As the fatal accident inquiry gets underway , a leading academic has called for a dramatic change in the attitude of the government and courts towards Scotland 's drug users . |
| 9 | Sebastian Arcos Bergnes , vice-president of an unofficial human rights group , was brought to trial in early October for ‘ enemy propaganda ’ ; the prosecution has called for a six year sentence . |
| 10 | Officials say they have identified new sources of timber that would not conflict with protecting the owl , but environmentalists are concerned that the government has called for a much smaller reduction in the timber " harvest " than the Thomas report . |
| 11 | The Swedish government has called for a ban on the international trade in the bluefin tuna . |
| 12 | * The Russian government has called for a comprehensive moratorium on weapons testing by all nuclear states . |
| 13 | The RSPCA has called for a full investigation in the case of a Worcester man filmed torturing a cat . |
| 14 | The organization has called for a review of Hong Kong 's detention policy for asylum-seekers . |
| 15 | An MP has called for a total ban on tobacco advertising because he says the industry 's voluntary code is a waste of time . |
| 16 | An MP has called for a full review of flood defences following the chaos caussed by torrential rain over the past week . |
| 17 | A 15-member panel chosen to represent a cross section of the Dutch public has called for a moratorium on all commercial exploitation of genetically manipulated animals because there are still too many unknowns in genetic engineering . |
| 18 | An international scientific expedition has called for a 10-year moratorium on the extension of oil and gas production to a huge area of north-west Siberia to allow time for urgent research into its forests , peat bogs and tundra . |
| 19 | Friends of the Earth has called for a boycott of all timber products from Britain 's leading " do-it-yourself " chain stores , on the grounds that their import of tropical hardwoods is contributing to rainforest destruction . |
| 20 | A family has called for a school nurse to be sacked after she failed to spot that their son had a broken arm . |
| 21 | , In a policy document on transport , the Green Party has called for a rise in the price of petrol to £6 a gallon ( a 170 per cent increase ) , a halt to new road building , a speed limit of 50 mph on motorways , and heavy investment in public transport . |
| 22 | A mother has called for a brand of bubble gum to be taken off the shelves after her eight-year-old son nearly choked on one of the sweets . |
| 23 | A mother has called for a brand of bubble gum to be taken off the shelves after her eight-year-old son nearly choked . |