Example sentences of "call for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The storyline called for some expensive-sounding sequences , not the least being the burning of Rome , a galley ship foundering , and establishing shots of the Imperial capital . |
| 2 | The situation called for some drastic action and so I laid it on the line ; either they won this game or I would resign . |
| 3 | Another difficulty facing this definition or scope for pragmatics , is that it calls for some explicit characterization of the notion of context . |
| 4 | This is for the really keen seamstresses , as it calls for some tricky work assembling five risers or ribs within the top and bottom panels , and two combined riser/keels at either side . |
| 5 | The magnetic attraction of the European Community for all of its neighbours — to the north and south as well as to the east — itself calls for some agonising reappraisal of the conventional wisdom of British foreign policy . |
| 6 | MAN AT THE TOP : Now the agenda calls for some intense discussions |
| 7 | The authors propose two ways forward : they encourage a change in attitudes and they call for some specific legislative measures . |
| 8 | And at the same time these voices call for some social sacrifices in the very idealistic belief that it 's better to have the pain all at once and be able to put the operation behind us . |