Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] called 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 British actors ' union Equity had called for a halt to Australian TV actors appearing in British pantomimes . |
| 6 | Two conferences of the Football Supporters ' Association have called for a re-think , but it seemed we were banging our heads against a brick wall . |
| 7 | The family of a remand prisoner found hanged in his cell have called for a public inquiry after an inquest reached a suicide verdict . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A SCOTTISH fishing boss has called for a Europe-wide boycott of cheap fish to stop non-EC states destroying the fishing industry . |
| 10 | The recently-formed Bootle Miners Support Group has called for a lobby of Gladstone Dock tomorrow lunchtime . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The intensified fighting at the end of April was apparently due to a report disseminated by Tanjug news agency on April 29 that the Bosnian leadership had called for a blockade of JNA forces in Bosnia-Hercegovina , and that Moslem forces had virtually declared war on the JNA . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Tens of thousands demonstrated last night in the Romanian capital after reports of at least 20 deaths there earlier in the day , and students at the heart of the protest movement have called for a general strike today . |
| 15 | Many organisations including the Town and Country Planning Association , Council for the Protection of Rural England , Royal Town Planning Institute , and the South East Economic Development Strategy have called for a comprehensive planning and transport strategy for the South East , arguing that this is essential both to protect the region from the adverse effects of the Tunnel and to maximise its benefits . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Swedish government has called for a ban on the international trade in the bluefin tuna . |
| 18 | * The Russian government has called for a comprehensive moratorium on weapons testing by all nuclear states . |
| 19 | On Jan. 18 the Hungarian government had called for a complete Soviet withdrawal by no later than the end of 1991 [ for Hungarian Defence Minister 's non-committal response to a suggestion to the same effect in December 1989 , see p. 37130 ] . |
| 20 | By 23 May the Federation had called for a complete stoppage of all port transport workers in London and on the river Medway , including , of course , seamen . |
| 21 | The RSPCA has called for a full investigation in the case of a Worcester man filmed torturing a cat . |
| 22 | The organization has called for a review of Hong Kong 's detention policy for asylum-seekers . |
| 23 | An MP has called for a total ban on tobacco advertising because he says the industry 's voluntary code is a waste of time . |
| 24 | An MP has called for a full review of flood defences following the chaos caussed by torrential rain over the past week . |
| 25 | Deputies to the session elected a 14-person presidium , including Col. Viktor Alksnis , Gen. Albert Makashov and historian Roy Medvedev , and led by Sazhi Umalatova , who at the December 1990 Congress had called for a vote of no confidence in Gorbachev [ see p. 37903 ] . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | When the CMSN decided on June 10 , 1991 , to put a new draft constitution to a referendum , the FLAM had called for a boycott of the referendum ; other opposition groups , including the National Democratic Movement , had expressed reservations . |
| 28 | Health and Medical Organisations : All the leading British and international medical and health organisations that have studied the problem of smoking have called for a total ban by legislation on the promotion of tobacco . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |