Example sentences of "called 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 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 4 | Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters ' Association called for a boycott of all matches . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew , it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm . |
| 8 | Opposition groups in exile had rejected the terms of the Constitution and called for a boycott . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Two German consumer groups have called for a boycott of the controversial " Duales System Deutschland " recycling scheme [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 13 | They are opposed to any implicit encouragement of companies who currently import non-sustainable supplies , and have called for a boycott of leading UK " D-I-Y " stores [ see ED 53/54 ] . |
| 14 | Several British supermarket chains have asked their suppliers to stop using fish which comes from the Faroe islands , after the Environmental Investigation Agency called for a boycott of Faroese products in protest at the annual killing of pilot whales . |