call to arms

Example Sentences

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The famous phrase "the game is about glory" echoes around the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before every game as a call to arms and the club's mission statement.

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But South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that a "reasonably well-informed person" would understand that when "protest songs are sung, even by politicians, the words are not meant to be understood literally, nor is the gesture of shooting to be understood as a call to arms or violence".

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The court ruled that a "reasonably well-informed person" would understand that when "protest songs are sung, even by politicians, the words are not meant to be understood literally, nor is the gesture of shooting to be understood as a call to arms or violence".

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He defended a public "call to arms" made at a Downing Street news conference on 10 April 2020 for more UK suppliers of PPE to come forward.

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"No-one has testified that the call to arms led to anything other than more PPE… So I stand by that."

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