Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] called for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That decision called for the establishment of joint working parties , for each of the subject areas , with responsibility for devising guidelines for the new syllabuses and specifying the detailed criteria relating to their assessment . |
| 2 | On Nov. 22 the European Parliament called for an investigation into the activities of secret anti-communist organizations , especially Gladio , which , it said , had " escaped all democratic control " . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This conference called for the unity of Palestine and Transjordan , and declared Abdallah king of all Palestine . |
| 7 | The old seaman called for a glass of rum , and stood outside , drinking and looking around . |
| 8 | The marine group called for the creation of a national network of protected marine sites , in response to a present lack of adequate statutory protection for habitats and species below the low water mark . |
| 9 | Following the wrecking of the town of Sirnak in August [ see pp. 39067-68 ] , the normally pro-government Turkish Daily News called for an investigation into claims that the army had run amok . |
| 10 | The IBA was made of sterner stuff when the Foreign Secretary called for the banning of Death on the Rock . |
| 11 | In London , the Foreign Office called for a return to democracy , and EC talks have begun on concerted action . |
| 12 | Labour 's national executive called for the dispute to be resolved by arbitration . |
| 13 | Its supporting declaration called for the creation of " independent organs of struggle based on the factories " , and this was taken up at the Workers Charter Convention held in Bermondsey on 12 April 1931 . |
| 14 | Those present called for the deployment of UN troops on Bosnia 's borders and possibly also in threatened areas such as Kosovo , Vojvodina , Macedonia and Sandzak . |
| 15 | In consequence of this vote consideration of the constitutional changes continued into 1985 when happily , they were resolved on July 26th — at a General Meeting called for the purpose . |
| 16 | Also on Jan. 8 at the weekly Monday demonstration in Leipzig protesters chanted anti-SED slogans and for the first time called for the resignation of both Modrow and Gregor Gysi ( who had replaced Egon Krenz as SED leader in December — see p. 37108 ) . |
| 17 | A special meeting of the ruling Kenya African National Union ( KANU ) on the same day called for the expulsion of 10 foreign diplomats , mostly from the USA , for " aiding dissidents " . |
| 18 | In addition to the unilateral measures which I have just described , the Labour party 's 1983 manifesto called for the rejection of any fresh nuclear bases or weapons on British soil or in British waters , and the removal of all existing nuclear bases and weapons . |
| 19 | At the 240th plenary of the Conference of the Episcopate held in Warsaw between April 30 and May 2 , 1990 , the Roman Catholic Church called for the restoration of religious education ( abolished under Communist rule ) . |
| 20 | On Dec. 25 the Yugoslav federal government called for the introduction of UN forces , and on Dec. 31 , the Serbian-dominated rump Collective State Presidency approved the UN plan for peacekeeping forces . |
| 21 | Second ball of the next over , the bloke at the other end called for a single . |
| 22 | AN MP last night called for a Government review of the jury system in Northern Ireland after an inquest failed to decide who had fired the first shots in a gun battle in which three Irish Republican Army men died . |
| 23 | TERRY YORATH last night called for a repeat of Wales ' European Championship performance in Belgium last year as he named his squad for the World Cup re-run . |
| 24 | HIGHFIELD chairman Geoff Fletcher last night called for the Rugby League 's board of directors to resign after proposals to return to two divisions next season . |
| 25 | Legal expert Diana Brahams last night called for the law on euthanasia to be clarified . |
| 26 | THE BBC 's former director general , Sir Michael Checkland , last night called for the resignation of the BBC chairman , Marmaduke Hussey , in the wake of the row over John Birt 's tax arrangements . |
| 27 | THE BBC 's former director general , Sir Michael Checkland , last night called for the resignation of the BBC chairman , Marmaduke Hussey , in the wake of the row over John Birt 's tax arrangements . |
| 28 | A DUNGANNON councillor last night called for the erection of name plates on roads in the district . |