Example sentences of "[noun pl] called for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the GIs called for a pen from his friend , caught it deftly in the air and planted his huge boot on the handlebar of Tony 's tricycle to write the address . |
| 2 | In May 1915 the Italian and Swiss Socialist Parties called for a conference of socialists who had ‘ remained true to the old principles of the International … and were ready to fight for the mobilization of Socialists in all countries against war . ’ |
| 3 | No date for the target to be met has yet been set , although several nations called for a deadline of 2000 for western Europe and 2005 for eastern Europe . |
| 4 | The G77 group of developing nations called for a commitment from all developed nations to meet this target by the year 2000 . |
| 5 | Although Lord Wilberforce in Reardon Smith Lines called for a review of cases based upon excessive technicality , his Lordship 's views are obiter and there is no doubt that he anticipated a definitive review of the question in future cases . |
| 6 | Western negotiators called for a ceiling for any one country of 30 per cent of the combined East-West total . |
| 7 | In December Sikh terrorists called for a ban on radio broadcasts in Hindi , and to press home their point shot dead the station director of All India Radio at Chandigarh . |
| 8 | Five hundred deputies called for a session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to formalize the dissolution of the Soviet Union , but the call was not heeded . |
| 9 | The National Co-ordination Committee of Opposition Groups called for a day of civil disobedience on April 15 and for a general strike — " Operation dead cities " — on April 18 and 19 , which appeared to be widely observed . |
| 10 | Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew , it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm . |
| 11 | Darlington Tory councillors called for a rethink on the scheme after disabled groups complained even though the council has agreed to provide another 44 parking spaces for disabled drivers at Abbot 's Yard . |
| 12 | The opposition Union of Democratic Forces called for a campaign of protest and civil disobedience , condemning Nabiyev 's election as " a reactionary communist coup " and demanding the lifting of the emergency regulations , the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet and popular presidential elections . |
| 13 | In December 1966 , police had to evict anti-war demonstrators from the Berkeley campus , and , as student leaders called for a campus strike , they started singing the old student favourite ‘ Solidarity Forever ’ . |
| 14 | Its leaders called for a postponement of the multiparty elections scheduled for Feb. 10 , 1991 , on the grounds that they would not have sufficient time to organize a campaign , but this demand was immediately rejected by the government . |
| 15 | Last week NATO 's defence ministers called for a halt to cuts in defence spending , lest they undermine the cohesion of the alliance . |