Example sentences of "the [noun pl] called for the " in BNC.
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1 | The Covenants called for the state to ‘ extirpate ’ and ‘ suppress ’ heresy , popery , prelacy , and diverse superstitions and blasphemies . |
2 | The exchanges called for the utmost tact and patience . |
3 | The players called for the intervention of the players ' union and the Football League , who last week fined Barnet £50,000 for financial irregularities at a hearing marred by Flashman 's scuffles with photographers . |
4 | No amount of persuasion would induce her to stay with us for more than a few days before she 'd vanish again to pursue her old habits , and on New Year 's Day 1967 , the police called for the last time . |
5 | Marching on State House , the students called for the restoration of the price subsidy , the resignation of President Kenneth Kaunda , and an end to the single-party political system . |
6 | In the field of personal finance , the Greens called for the abolition of the poll tax , and its replacement by a local income tax running at six pence in the pound . |