Example sentences of "has [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Pressure group The Forum of Private Businesses has called for a radical change in the legal structure of small firms . |
| 32 | It rejected evidence from government witnesses that present management arrangements were working well and has called for a radical reorganization . |
| 33 | Although the WHO has called for a worldwide effort to stop AIDS , responses to the epidemic have varied considerably from country to country . |
| 34 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 35 | Austria , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands and Norway have already unilaterally imposed a 1 January 1995 deadline , and the German chemical industry federation , VCI , has called for a uniform phaseout timetable to be adopted by all signatories to the Montreal Protocol , who will be meeting in Copenhagen later this year . |
| 36 | A SCOTTISH fishing boss has called for a Europe-wide boycott of cheap fish to stop non-EC states destroying the fishing industry . |
| 37 | The ecologists ' leader Brice Lalonde , who has called for a broad-based ‘ Democratic Party ’ , welcomed Mr Rocard 's speech as the first admission by a top Socialist that the party was finished . |
| 38 | It has called for a global convention outlawing all toxic waste trade schemes — and it needs your support . |
| 39 | As the fatal accident inquiry gets underway , a leading academic has called for a dramatic change in the attitude of the government and courts towards Scotland 's drug users . |
| 40 | The RSPCA has called for a full investigation in the case of a Worcester man filmed torturing a cat . |
| 41 | An MP has called for a full review of flood defences following the chaos caussed by torrential rain over the past week . |
| 42 | Roger Davis , head of audit at Coopers & Lybrand , has called for a corporate governance panel — similar to the City 's Takeover Panel — to be set up to ensure that the voluntary system of corporate governance , recommended in the Cadbury report , is effective . |
| 43 | Although he insists there will be no change in France 's basic strategy , President Mitterrand has called for a national debate on defence . |
| 44 | Relatives may make a gift to a local hospital that has cared for a loved one . |
| 45 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 46 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 47 | The art ( therapy ? ) of Reflexology is founded on the principle that massaging the feet can affect the health of other parts of the body , a fact which acupuncture has known for a long time . |
| 48 | In the twilight of its life , TOTP has opted for a radical face-lift , which has turned out instead like a make-over from Hell . |
| 49 | The judge has asked for a unanimous verdict and the jury will now spend the night in a hotel before returning to court to continue their deliberations . |
| 50 | Rutger here has gone for a tight , hard , back pickup sound ideally suited to the staccato style he uses , and note the contrast between the sparse verse and much busier chorus patterns . |
| 51 | studied chartered accountancy at the Oxford Polytechnic and for the last 18 months has worked for a local chartered accountant . |
| 52 | Darlington GP John Apps has left for a three-month trip to the Arctic Circle with a research team investigating wildlife and fauna . |
| 53 | ‘ It 's probably the most important match either team has faced for a long time . |
| 54 | A vacancy has arisen for a Clinical Cytogeneticist ( Grade B ) in this laboratory , which provides a diagnostic service for South East Scotland . |
| 55 | A vacancy has arisen for a senior hydrogeologist based at our Shrewsbury offices . |
| 56 | A hunt has begun for a bogus policeman who followed a driver along the A 413 near Wendover in Buckinghamshire . |
| 57 | The judgements that have to be made are complex , not least because local government has existed for a long time and the opportunities for building up capital or depleting it have been great . |
| 58 | Mont Blanc , to be sure , has existed for a long time , and probably will exist for a while yet , but it does not work to stay in existence . |
| 59 | Although it 's a problem which has existed for a long , long time , do you do any work in connection with refugees ? |
| 60 | Thomson invites Ormanroyd to move forward and he drives it on and as he did so presume the referee has whistled for a free kick for the challenge by Gemmell , yes he has . |