Example sentences of "for a boycott " in BNC.
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| 1 | Groups demanding an autonomous Sikh state have already called for a boycott of the elections . |
| 2 | Some have called for a boycott of the elections , but most are likely to back the faction of the Akali Dal , the Sikh political party , led by a former police officer , Simranjit Singh Mann . |
| 3 | Three foreign entrants have already withdrawn and a meeting tomorrow of the British Wheelchair Racing Association could call for a boycott by all British competitors . |
| 4 | BARBADIAN cricket fans are calling for a boycott of tomorrow 's historic Test match , not because of any anti-South African sentiment but as a protest over the omission of local fast bowler Anderson Cummins . |
| 5 | At the same time British and European importers heard a rumour that the World Wildlife Fund was planning to call for a boycott on the use of tropical timbers . |
| 6 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 7 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 8 | She said : ‘ I shall be calling for a boycott — Barry Fry is Barnet , not Stan Flashman . ’ |
| 9 | The first demonstration took place on 18 September , with calls for a boycott of Japanese goods and slogans attacking their large trading partner . |
| 10 | The group , reminiscent of the old drug-happy hippy-freak Unix culture that was so enamoured of free software , was at one point calling for a boycott of AT&T services . |
| 11 | He strengthened American forces in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf ; stepped up military aid to Pakistan ; imposed an embargo on wheat exports to the Soviet Union ; and called for a boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games of 1980 . |
| 12 | Vinnen , whose offensive smacked of anti-semitism in that it centred on the figure of Paul Cassirer and lambasted the critics for being in the service of speculators and dealers , called for a boycott on the purchase of non-German art . |
| 13 | It would seem to be doubtful whether a fall of this magnitude was commensurate with the effort put in by those who called for a boycott , that is , Provisional Sinn Fein , I RSP , Unity and Fathers Faul and Murray . |
| 14 | The charges stem from P&G 's David-and-Goliath dispute over TV adverts placed by Neighbor to Neighbor , a grassroots pressure group campaigning for a boycott of coffee from El Salvador . |
| 15 | Opposition groups , centred on 32 former members of the National Assembly dissolved in 1986 [ see pp. 34767-68 ] , had campaigned for a boycott of the elections , claiming that they were unconstitutional and were designed to elect a council " without teeth " . |
| 16 | Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew , it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm . |
| 17 | There was also a call for a boycott by the main Ukrainian nationalist group Rukh , on the grounds that the Ukraine 's territorial integrity was being threatened . |
| 18 | Opposition groups in exile had rejected the terms of the Constitution and called for a boycott . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The largest opposition party , the Movement of Democratic Socialists ( MDS ) led by Mohammed Moada , had been the first to opt for a boycott , on the grounds that the elections represented only a limited pluralist opening as long as parliament and the media continued under RCD control . |
| 21 | Snegur favoured a gradual approach , but part of the Popular Front , demanding immediate action , was calling for a boycott of the presidential elections . |
| 22 | Turnout for the election was , however , only 28.28 per cent as voters supported the opposition 's call for a boycott of the poll . |
| 23 | He acknowledged that the delay in his party 's response was due to internal disagreements ; the party executive was believed to have voted for a boycott of the referendum , but was reportedly overruled by a parliamentary caucus meeting . |
| 24 | He also announced that in its referendum campaign the CP would be working with the neo-fascist Afrikaner Resistance Movement ( AWB ) which had reversed its plans for a boycott of the vote . |
| 25 | In common with other opposition parties and with the support of church leaders , FORD called for a boycott of registration unless an independent electoral commission was established to replace that appointed by the government of President Daniel Arap Moi . |
| 26 | Nasrallah argued that those parties calling for a boycott of the elections had nevertheless in 1982 participated in the presidential elections which , he said , had been held " under Israeli guns " . |
| 27 | In the face of opposition calls for a boycott , and reports of widespread apathy among the electorate , the Interior Ministry announced on Sept. 5 that a 99.96 per cent " yes " vote had been achieved in the previous day 's referendum on proposed constitutional changes . |
| 28 | Istiqlal and the Socialist Union of Popular Forces ( USFP ) expressed disappointment with the proposals , while the two smaller parties , the Organization for Democratic Popular Action ( OADP ) and the Union Nationale des Forces Populaires ( UNFP ) called for a boycott . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Two German consumer groups have called for a boycott of the controversial " Duales System Deutschland " recycling scheme [ see EDs passim ] . |