Example sentences of "and calling on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 2 | Our official town doctor Rozanov , himself an accoucheur , declared quite positively that on one occasion when a patient in labour was screaming and calling on the name of the Almighty , a free-thinking sally fired off like a pistol-shot by Mrs Virginsky struck such fear into the patient that delivery was greatly accelerated . |
| 3 | At this point , the Orange leadership began to retreat , suggesting that they had made their point with the church parade and calling on the Portadown loyalists not to break the law . |
| 4 | The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office responded by " deploring " the remark and calling on the international community " to reject , in the firmest possible way , Iran 's outrageous behaviour " . |
| 5 | On May 21 the US State Department issued a statement indicating its apprehension over the rising number of Palestinians being killed in the occupied territories and calling on the Israeli government to exercise restraint . |
| 6 | A Voice of Arab Egypt radio station was monitored soon after the Cairo summit broadcasting attacks on Mubarak and calling on the Egyptian people to overthrow their government . |
| 7 | Bush and Gorbachev issued a joint statement demanding that Iraq pull out of Kuwait forthwith , and calling on the world community to adhere to UN sanctions against Iraq . |
| 8 | On Dec. 4 the UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution based on a report submitted by the UN 's special envoy Reynaldo Galindo Pohl [ see p. 37200 ] , noting with concern " allegations of violations of human rights " in Iraq and calling on the government " to rectify " these abuses . |
| 9 | There was condemnation in speeches on the same day in the USSR Supreme Soviet , followed by the approval by 292 votes to 29 , with 27 abstentions , of a resolution declaring that Yeltsin 's statement violated the Constitution , and calling on the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet to declare its position . |
| 10 | A new rebel radio station , the " Radio Station of the Government for the Liberation of the Lao Nation " , in late July began broadcasting criticism of Kaysone and the Lao government and calling on the Lao people to follow the examples set by the peoples of eastern Europe . |
| 11 | Radio France Internationale reported the same day that it had received a communication from the leaders of three Togolese opposition parties protesting that ( the above ) key portfolios had gone to members of Eyadema 's party , the Togolese People 's Rally ( RPT ) , and calling on the HCR not to ratify the list . |
| 12 | The Congress of Deputies on Nov. 16 approved an all-party declaration deploring the murder and calling on the public to reject racism , while politicians of both the left and the right and trade union leaders joined in a protest march against racism in the capital on Nov. 21 . |