Example sentences of "called for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The popular fronts themselves became still more intransigent in their demands : both the Latvian and the Lithuanian fronts , in late 1989 , were openly contemplating the possibility of formal secession from the USSR , not simply a greater measure of autonomy , and the three fronts jointly organised a Baltic Assembly which called for political independence for the republics within a ‘ neutral and demilitarised Balto-Scandia ’ . |
| 2 | Therefore , to a degree , the ‘ social gospel ’ was criticized not because it called for political action but because it called into question Victorian cultural and economic truisms . |
| 3 | The original fade-out provisions that called for progressive expropriation of foreign firms have gone ; and the attempt to create cooperative ‘ regional multi-nationals ’ on the basis of a division of labour and specialisation was abandoned in 1982 . |
| 4 | It called for financial support and the transfer of environmentally-appropriate technology from richer nations , in return for agreement from rainforest states to safeguard their forests for global benefit . |
| 5 | He called for financial discipline and for strict expenditure control . |
| 6 | She called for automatic life sentence for rape . |
| 7 | This and other statements were clear enough , and it seems a little one-sided to attribute causal power to one set of statements — those which encouraged Protestants to reject the O'Neill government — and yet deny causal power to those statements which called for such rejection to be confined within the limits of legality . |
| 8 | The district general hospital in Barnsley , south Yorkshire called for such volunteers when 100 staff went sick . |
| 9 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 10 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 11 | Complaining that the grass-roots party cadres had been excluded from decision-making , the Peking Daily called for new emphasis on the party 's role in economic as well as political matters : ‘ If the party only controls the party then it would no longer be a political class party but an amateur group for the masses , or a kind of club . ’ |
| 12 | He called for new legislation to allow him to appoint a new justice in addition to each one who had reached the age of 70 ( up to a limit of six new justices ) . |
| 13 | Holgate called for new research into the medical effects of air pollution . |
| 14 | He called for new elections and promised to replace half the Cabinet . |
| 15 | Once upon a time , say until the late 1960s , advertising and public relations were skills that called for good writing ability , a flair for commerce , art talents , a large degree of personal charm and verbal fluency , and a sociable nature . |
| 16 | In December the joint forestry committee of Indonesia and Malaysia called for retaliatory action and said that it was " unfair " for Western environmentalists to blame Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) countries for global problems , and said that Indonesia and Malaysia had both taken steps " to sustain forest resources " . |
| 17 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
| 18 | In a veiled threat to dissolve the Congress , he called for constructive co-operation , warning that : " your support is the best argument against accusations that the deputies ' body has outlived its usefulness " . |
| 19 | LABOUR backbenchers yesterday called for two Cabinet ministers to explain how they allegedly spent £6,000 of taxpayers ' money on three urgent flights home from France , or repay the money . |
| 20 | Promising free elections as soon as possible , he called for all Somalis to participate in a conference to decide the country 's future . |
| 21 | It called for all parties to stabilize the ceasefire by separating their forces and withdrawing them from areas of conflict , and to set talks in motion involving all parties in the conflict by Aug. 15 . |
| 22 | In his address , President Bush called for all parties to make good commitments agreed at UNCED , adding that " the United States intends to be the world 's pre-eminent leader in protecting the global environment … |
| 23 | The Conservatives ' education spokesperson of the mid-1970s , Norman St John-Stevas , argued in favour of a ‘ parents ' charter ’ ; he called for clearer obligations on LEAs and the state to comply with parental wishes . |
| 24 | The communiqué also called for increased support for the Palestinian intifada in the Israeli-occupied territories , and for material , moral and political assistance for the reconstruction of Lebanon . |
| 25 | During his meeting with Murdani , Keating called for increased defence links between Indonesia and Australia . |
| 26 | SCOTLAND 's two largest trade unions yesterday called for increased investment in public transport after a study which reaffirmed that Scotland has the lowest level of car ownership in Britain . |
| 27 | These were films that had been grafted onto the Gaumont-British production programme , rather than emerging out of the script department as projects with potential that called for higher expenditure . |
| 28 | They called for four changes in modern house design : sloping paths in the landscaping rather than steps , lower concrete thresholds , wider doors to let wheelchairs through , and a downstairs lavatory . |
| 29 | Until the middle of the nineteenth century the whole of this load , equivalent to the weight of many railway trains , had to be carried by hemp ropes which were always shrinking and swelling , rotting and stretching so that it called for great skill to avoid the loss of some or all of the masts and spars . |
| 30 | The CBI also called for heavier lorries — up to 44 tonnes — to be permitted in Britain , on the grounds that this would reduce the overall number of lorries in the country by 9,000 . |