Example sentences of "they called for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They called for the removal of Eyadema , political neutrality by the army , and the creation of a special peacekeeping force . |
| 2 | They called for the resignation , and the replacement by civilians , of Defence Minister Gen. Nicolae Militaru and Interior Minister Gen. Mihai Ghitac , both considered tainted by association with the Ceausescu regime , and the purging of ex-members of Ceausescu 's Securitate secret police allegedly still running both ministries . |
| 3 | The king 's concession that the cost of troops should fall on the rich and powerful rather than the poor of the community was insufficient to placate the commons , and in the October parliament of the same year they presented a petition entitled ‘ La demande de la Commune ’ in which they called for the abolition of the maltote , the punishment of purveyors who took prises without making payment , and pardon for debts . |
| 4 | Issuing a series of warnings to the government and the ANC , they called for the scrapping of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa ( CODESA — the multiparty forum for constitutional negotiations — see p. 38897 ) and condemned the Record of Understanding between the government and ANC reached in September [ see pp. 39078-79 ] . |
| 5 | There had been a highly amusing interlude , when they called for the photographs . |
| 6 | Then , through a series of interpreters , they called for the Nez Perce to cease making war upon other tribes , so that a trading post could be established . |
| 7 | They called for the cancellation of the new timetable , declaring that the conditions for " reliable and open " elections could not be implemented by Feb. 23 . |
| 8 | However , they called for the maintenance of international sanctions until a new political dispensation was in place . |