Sentence examples for they were called upon from inspiring English sources

The women would sometimes work for up to 20 hours a day, from 10am until 6am the following morning, barely catching some hours of sleep before they were called upon again.

They were willing to hand out coffee, to make sandwiches, to dig, but, mostly, they were called upon to wait.

They were called upon by the police to help gain forensic evidence against "skimmers" who cloned the cards of people using ATMs.

They were an inspiring group -- all energized, all ready to do what they were called upon to do, all even wearing matching uniforms -- white shirts, tan shorts.

Although the Olympic authorities were not proactive enough in dealing with bigotry, when they were called upon, they, along with the police and the courts, acted decisively.

(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).

Still, the caricatures they are called upon to create don't tap into their strengths.

And yet, although poorly conditioned and compensated, they are called upon to protect rooms full of fragile, invaluable objects.

Or, they are called upon individually as answers are needed to one off questions over time.

The team work entirely on a voluntary basis, leaping to action on specialised rescue boats when they are called upon by local fishermen.

All the worthwhile jobs they are called upon to do can be accomplished by other means.