Sentence examples for world called for from inspiring English sources

When some in the world called for sanctions and punitive action, South Korea pushed for dialogue.

As voices around the world called for his release, China clamped down with a vehemence that bordered on the absurd.

Despite the tension between the parties, world markets partially recovered their losses from last week, when Dubai World called for the standstill just before a Muslim holiday, leaving an information vacuum that exacerbated investors' concerns.

The library of my adolescence — a time when the simultaneous discoveries of sex and the injustice of the world called for words to name the frightening stirrings in my body and in my head — contained almost every book that still matters to me today; of the thousands that have been added since, few are essential.

She went on a hunger strike, and human rights activists from around the world called for her release.

Earlier this month, UN official Raquel Rolnik, who is producing a report on adequate housing around the world, called for the policy to be suspended to allow time to assess its human rights implications.

The world calls for freedom and democracy.

The news comes despite a shower of fresh appeals from around the world calling for clemency from the Indonesian president.

In conference boardrooms across the world, calls for compensation for the victims of climate change in Bangladesh are being heard.

The Dalai Lama lives in exile in India, though he travels the world calling for dialogue with Chinese officials.

"The world calls for wet-work," says one of your company's co-founders, early in the game.