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Meanings of called into action in English

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Usage of called into action in English
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It was the only time Randolph had seriously been called into action.
Independent.ie
2
With a plot for murder afoot, Mr Pyne is called into action.
The Daily Telegraph
3
New theories had to be improvised and new agencies called into action.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
4
Unless that be called into action she lives but an ephemeral life.
The Young Maiden
5
A Rovers counter attack on 26 minutes saw Maher called into action again.
Independent.ie
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A search party is called into action with some clever exchanges en route.
The Irish Times
7
In the first half Pantilimon had actually been called into action.
The Guardian
8
Tyler was again called into action on the stroke of half-time.
The Guardian
9
All that was best and strongest in his character was called into action.
The Survivor
10
Through seeing, feeling, hearing, tasting or smelling, some instinct is called into action.
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment
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In the case of bodily labor, the spinal nerve-centres are most largely called into action.
Wear and Tear; Or, Hints for the Overworked
12
Luton's Sluga was twice called into action in injury time, keeping out Jacobs and Naismith.
BBC
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Thus a strong democratic spirit was called into action.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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In our estimate of the relative value of things, the same laws are called into action.
The Elements of Character
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Such were some of the causes which called into action the vindictive feelings of the Indians.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet / With a Histor...
16
Our memory is mainly called into action by force of association and similarity in the surroundings.
Life and Habit
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