Sentence examples for be called upon at from inspiring English sources

It should not now be called upon at re-election time to erect a high barrier to finding out who is advising whom about the public's business behind closed doors.

In his secret, embattled, isolated world, the country might be called upon at any moment to muster its determination for new military campaigns, but for the time being the determination was all his own.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Lisitsa said, she felt like a commodity herself, an "easily interchangeable" female musician who could be called upon at the last minute to wear a fancy gown and trot out Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

A very few talented hurlers, like the Yankees fireballer Joe Page in the late '40s, came on in relief; but Page could be called upon at any point in the course of a game.

That would produce a permanent electronic record that could be called upon at any time to procure a birth certificate.The biggest advantage of the system which awaits approval by the interior ministry is its speed.

Ferry officials testified that as an assistant captain, Mr. Sander could be called upon at any time to pilot a ferry, although the judge found that once when an assistant captain was needed, the ferry supervisor did not assign Mr. Sander, instead calling an off-duty captain in on overtime.

Most of the reporters who are called upon at the news conference to ask questions belong to this group.

(The final credits reveal that as well as a personal assistant, Johansson had a "personal security" team. I wonder if they were called upon at any point).

She is now a close friend, Ms. Zeller and Mr. Olenick say, and as such she was called upon at the wedding to be a witness for the signing of the civil marriage certificate and the traditional Jewish marriage contract.

This staging suggests a painter's palette: the characters are called upon at Prospero's — or Shakespeare's — whim to add a touch of color, surprise, or contradiction to the lustre of the canvas.

We were called upon, at least by Fred Thompson, "to put country first with John McCain".