Sentence examples for that called upon from inspiring English sources

Some transgender people and allies are also concerned that Betsy DeVos, if confirmed as education secretary, could endanger the rights of trans students ― specifically, by rolling back a directive under the Obama administration that called upon public schools to guarantee students access to facilities that best matched their gender identity.

She appeared as uncomfortable in the parts of her videos that called upon her to be a pouty sultry nymphet as, well, a 15-year-old.

On September 7 its members issued a program that called upon Emperor Nicholas II to appoint ministers who enjoyed the nation's confidence and who would cooperate with the legislature.

There was almost a 32nd, too, as the first half of extra time drew to a close and he fed Willy Sagnol out on the right before stealthily drifting through the Italian defence to meet the answering cross with a powerful header that called upon all of Gianluigi Buffon's virtuosity as the goalkeeper soared to touch it over the bar.

In the United States Congress, where a movement to ease travel and trade restrictions had gained momentum, lawmakers voted 414 to 0 for a resolution that called upon the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to condemn the arrests and trials.

A majority of parliamentary groups supported the motion that called upon the Bundestag to appoint an Enquete Commission "Growth, Prosperity and Quality of Life Paths to Sustainable Economic Activity and Social Progress in the Social Market Economy".

We speculate that the neurodevelopmental vulnerabilities of children who undergo cardiac surgery in infancy are most prominent on tasks that call upon so-called 'executive functions'.

"The Cuckoo's Calling" is not a novel that calls upon the wonderful gifts of inventiveness that Ms. Rowling used in "Harry Potter" to conjure a fully imagined world with its own rituals and rules.

Citing a vague clause in the constitution that calls upon the king to "resolve any difficulties", he asked him to postpone the polls.

The popularity of "Good Morning, Vietnam" is especially gratifying since "this is the first role that calls upon me to do what I do best - me," he said.

Reading is a hugely complex task, one that calls upon many parts of the brain, but it is not a skill humans have acquired through evolution (unlike speech, which is largely hard-wired).