Sentence examples for convention called for from inspiring English sources

A 2003 UN convention called for the UK to raise the age of criminal responsibility "considerably".

In 1996, the convention called for new efforts aimed at converting Jews to Christianity.

A few pastors in the convention called for Mr. Land's punishment or removal, and in the end he apologized and was sharply reprimanded by the church.

One-year volunteers bolstered the line army after the outbreak of war, and in March 1793 the Convention called for an additional 300,000 soldiers, with quotas to be provided by each département.

The subsequent Li Fournier Convention called for the admittance of French trade through the Tonkin area, the withdrawal of Chinese troops from the area, and the recognition of French rights in Tonkin.

Second, the Constitution might be amended by a Convention called for this purpose by two-thirds of the state legislatures.

Another bildungsroman convention calls for a pair of mentors to represent opposing paths.

Convention calls for Mr. McGrory to begin "Buddy" with a note of exaggerated surprise on a special morning.

The convention calls for the conservation of genetic resources by preserving sensitive ecosystems, rehabilitating degraded ecosystems, and enacting legislation that protects endangered plant and animal species.

The convention calls for the elimination of PCB's, dioxins and other chemicals intentionally used or produced in manfacturing that have become known as the "dirty dozen".

EARLIER this month, Mitt Romney delivered a speech at the annual National Rifle Association convention, calling for a president "who will stand up for the rights of hunters, sportsmen and those seeking to protect their homes and their families," presumably with guns.