Sentence examples for calling for swift action from inspiring English sources

Representative Bob Michel of Illinois, the Republican leader, joined Mr. Glenn in calling for swift action and noted that many of the suggestions have been made by past Republican administrations.

Pictures of the fallen hung, along with signs that read: "We do not surrender, we win or we die". That tenacity has evoked a similar, if opposite, resolve from the pro-military camp, which is calling for swift action against the Brotherhood.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called for swift action in the Senate.

Labour's shadow minister for public health, Luciana Berger, called for swift action.

The European Commission has called for swift action on tax evasion including a blacklist on tax havens.

President Bush plans to call for swift action in a speech on Medicare in Florida on Thursday, White House officials said.

Alarmed by the fighters' advance into government-held territory, Malian officials asked for international assistance in the matter, and the UN called for swift action.

UNITED NATIONS -- Diplomats called for swift action by the Security Council to impose sanctions on any governments or groups found to be responsible.

It also called for swift action from the European Union following "the worst tragedy in living memory involving migrants crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa".

Two days later, another bigwig heading to Berlin to urge a bail-out, the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Ángel Gurría, said the danger of contagion in the euro-zone called for swift action.

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday called for swift action to amend European treaties to address the underlying causes of the debt crisis that has shaken Europe and jeopardized the future of the common currency.