call for a moratorium

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to publicly demand or request a temporary suspension

moratoriumVERB + NOUN

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call for

Examples (10)

  • The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
  • Environmental groups call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining.
  • Activists are calling for a moratorium on new fossil fuel projects.
  • Many scientists have called for a moratorium on certain genetic engineering practices.
  • The international community should call for a moratorium on aggressive cyber warfare.
  • Local residents will call for a moratorium on further urban development.
  • She bravely called for a moratorium on the controversial policy.
  • There was a strong public outcry to call for a moratorium on deforestation.
  • The union plans to call for a moratorium on job outsourcing.
  • Could they call for a moratorium on loan repayments during the crisis?