Example sentences of "who called for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later in the day security forces stormed a candlelight protest march , beating young people who called for peaceful change . |
| 2 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman — who called for an early contest — and Mr Donald Dewar , Scottish spokesman , were among the first senior party figures publicly to throw their weight behind the Shadow Chancellor 's campaign . |
| 3 | This was echoed by J. H. Matthews , recently-retired Southern District Secretary , who called for fresh efforts to recruit manual workers as voluntary branch members and held that , ideally , Tutorials were the courses which should be provided : ‘ what the WEA has emphasised and needs more thoroughly to practise is the importance of substantial and continuous study , particularly in the social sciences , as the major element in its work ’ although ‘ well conceived short courses will have their place ’ . |
| 4 | It was the Social Democratic and Labour Party leader , John Hume , who called for maximum attendance by English , Scottish and Welsh MPs at the recent special Commons debate on Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | Most recently , the Cadbury Committee said that it was not persuaded by those who called for such a limitation . |
| 6 | Much to his relief he was finally arrested — and appeared in front of the judge who called for him to be brought before the court back in 1990 . |
| 7 | But this harsh action was condemned by Reagan who called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc , threatened to cut off all talks with Moscow and asked that Western aid be ended for an oil-gas pipeline which was being constructed from Soviet Siberia into Europe . |
| 8 | He 'd rapped on the open door as he 'd passed it , and said , ‘ Who called for International Rescue ? ’ |
| 9 | Because of the amount involved , Mike alerted Barbara who called for the cards to be queried . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Green Party TD , Trevor Sargent , who called for a debate on the matter , said that , as a result , the injured elephant could not feed itself . |
| 12 | A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty . |
| 13 | Claiming that the allied forces had a " game plan " which was being followed , he said that he sympathized with the motives of those who called for an indefinite air campaign , but that any decision on the launching of a ground offensive would be based on military advice ; there would be no " delay for the sake of delay , hoping that it would save lives " . |
| 14 | Opinion was divided between participants such as President Menem of Argentina ( supported by Uruguay ) who called for free elections in Cuba , and President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico who ( together with Brazil , Colombia and Venezuela ) was optimistic about forthcoming change after hosting two meetings with Cuba at Guadalajara and Cozumel during 1991 . |
| 15 | A rally in Moscow on the evening of March 17 attracted about 70,000 demonstrators who called for the restoration of the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | The hum of conversation was interrupted by Richard Ryder , who called for silence for the Prime Minister , and John Major had just started a short speech of thanks to their host , not only for his hospitality , but also for his creativity , when there was a thunderous noise of shouting and breaking glass outside . |
| 17 | In Germany as in Britain and France they tended to focus on demands for a standing committee of the legislature with powers to enquire into , and supervise the conduct of , foreign policy ; and here too there were radicals and peace campaigners who called for diplomacy to be made more open and its processes easier for the public in general to understand . |
| 18 | The conference agreed that Russia was the principal source of Arctic pollution , an accusation largely accepted by Russian Environment Minister Viktor Danilian , who called for foreign assistance with pollution abatement and modernization of key industries , notably nickel , copper and cobalt processing in northern Siberia and on the Kola Peninsula . |
| 19 | He was found unconscious on the pavement by a dustman , who called for an ambulance . |
| 20 | The whole planning system came under fire from several quarters , including Mr Hague who called for reforms so that associated pylons and cabling would be considered when planning applications for power stations were submitted . |
| 21 | DARLINGTON manager Frank Gray says he sympathises with fans who called for his dismissal after Saturday 's home defeat . |
| 22 | ‘ To put this rent increase on the council house tenant at the same time as a rise in poll tax is n't on , ’ said Coun Moore , who called for an increase of £1.50 per week . |
| 23 | The directors understand they have a credibility problem with the supporters who called for the sacking of the board at the end of last week 's drawn home game with Partick Thistle . |
| 24 | David Winnick , the Labour MP for Walsall North , who called for Mr Birt 's removal , said : ‘ I very much regret that Mr Birt decided not to offer his resignation , which would have saved the governors a great deal of embarrassment . ’ |