Example sentences of "she called for " in BNC.

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1 She called for much more effort to be made to provide an aesthetic environment where some sense of personal identity and dignity is preserved .
2 She called for a formal review of the whole case by Mrs Kemp , now she was back in her post .
3 She called for automatic life sentence for rape .
4 Fellow councillor Margaret Crooks said it was clear the bombing had been an ‘ inside job ’ and she called for those who helped the bombers to be ostracised .
5 She called for British schools to follow the lead of an American scheme — inviting parents into the classroom for short courses in the three Rs .
6 Jo Durie , Britain 's No. 1 ranked player , delivered an honest assessment of the needs of aspiring young tennis champions when she called for the pressure to be taken off youngsters , particularly those between the crucial ages of 10–14 .
7 She called for an exposure of the headhunting industry as a whole , accusing consultants of a variety of sins : of perpetuating another form of updated old-boy network , of ignorance about systematic interviewing practice , of poor report writing , of rushing through assignments as quickly as possible and of an inability to handle complex , highly specialist assignments : they would either fail to find anyone or send someone completely unsuitable .
8 Instead she called for a kind of fiction that would record the atoms of experience ‘ as they fall upon the mind , in the order in which they fall ’ , that would ‘ trace the pattern , however disconnected and incoherent in appearance , which each sight or incident scores upon the consciousness ’ .
9 She called for greater clarity in party policy and less concentration on image , and identified two areas which the party needed to examine more closely : women 's representation and links with the trade unions .
10 She called for a system which allowed councils to raise more revenue from local taxation , maximum decentralisation and decision-making and a constructive partnership among local authorities , central government and the European Commission .
11 And this was expressed in a very imaginative presentation by Professor a young in her keynote lecture when she called for three significant changes .
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