Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] calling for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |