Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] call for an " in BNC.

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1 Opposition leaders called for an investigation after Namaliu , who had been trailing 1,600 votes behind rival candidate Oscar Tammur at an early stage of the count , secured victory following an unexplained power blackout while the final ballot boxes were being processed .
2 People have a range of abilities , and higher management posts call for an all round capability , not least of which is the ability to draw resources together , and to lead .
3 They 've also sent pictures illustrating the message to a woodyard where earlier this week demonstrators called for an end to the trade in tropical hardwoods .
4 Members also felt the constitution was counter-productive , especially when capital projects called for an injection of cash over which they would have no control , and which was seen as improving someone else 's investment .
5 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the use of animals in cosmetic-testing in particular and product-testing in general .
6 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the coercive use of any animal in military research , or in such research topics as the deleterious effects of smoking , maternal deprivation and drug addiction .
7 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the traditions of ‘ sport ’ hunting and trapping of wildlife .
8 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the commerce in the skins of other animals for purposes of human vanity .
9 The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the capture and training of wild animals , for purposes of entertainment .
10 But he did not believe the survey results called for an immediate , vast increase in funding .
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