Example sentences of "[noun pl] called [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , on 4 December , Suenens called for a complete redrafting of the schema on the Church , he was greeted with prolonged applause and backed by Montini . |
| 2 | In 1972 the United Nations called for a ten-year moratorium on all commercial whaling to be enacted through the IWC . |
| 3 | At the start of the negotiations the ACP countries called for a wide-ranging revision of the convention to take account of developments in recent years which had adversely affected their economies , in particular rising debt ( currently estimated at USdollars 200,000 million for the sub-Saharan countries alone ) and falling commodity prices . |
| 4 | Owners of transport companies called off a nation-wide strike on Nov. 13 after six days of widespread disruption affecting bus , train and taxi services . |
| 5 | Expressing concern about the global economic recession , US and German officials called for a special G-7 summit to break the existing stalemate on GATT talks . |
| 6 | ONE of the most important wage claims in the pay round was submitted yesterday when leaders of Ford 's 33,000 manual workers called for a double figure increase . |
| 7 | On Sept. 25 , 1989 , some 12,000 primary school teachers called off a three-week strike over demands for pay increases and dissatisfaction with job evaluation ; the government had withheld strikers ' salaries and threatened to dismiss those continuing industrial action . |
| 8 | Last night the Londonbased Society for Black Lawyers called for a public inquiry into the men 's cases and for the dismissal of the officers involved in their arrest . |
| 9 | Komsomol leaders called for a revitalized voluntary democratic organization , independent of , but sharing a political platform with , the CPSU . |
| 10 | The FAR leaders called off a threatened 48-hour strike and urged students to abandon further planned demonstrations , although there were indications that public unrest was continuing . |
| 11 | Last summer he suggested that the appalling state of government finances called for a fundamental reassessment of the way it spends £250 billion a year of taxpayers ' money . |
| 12 | Foreign Ministers called for a comprehensive political settlement , and spoke of " the need to create the conditions for an early deployment of UN peacekeeping forces " . |
| 13 | The result was that ministers called for a radical reform in the OECD countries ' approach to economic activities , " to help ensure that the basic life support systems of Planet Earth are not endangered . " |
| 14 | The s the revolution of social services called for a rolling programme and a rolling review and the amendment Mr is utterly meaningless because the matter will be constantly referred back and further considered by social services whatever the amendment says that 's what the original resolution said . |
| 15 | The MPs called for a full report from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on both bids ; a detailed list of all the matters under review ; precise statements on the terms of reference of the Rosyth review and on the relative weight to be placed on capital and current costs in the multi-million bids ; and the social and economic effects of run-down on employment in Rosyth and Devonport . |
| 16 | Several correspondents called for a brainstorming session , largely of Third World scholars , to discuss how best to proceed . |