call on sb, “white rainbows" or "cloudbows", wrap-around

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An American Express Airport Lounge in the Sky? Not Quite.

The credit card company has opened its first Centurion members club, an 11,500-square-foot space with wraparound views of Manhattan.

Vatican Demands Full Apology From Holocaust-Denying Bishop
The Vatican said on Friday it was not satisfied by the apology issued by Holocaust-denying bishop Richard Williamson and called on him to "unequivocally and publicly" withdraw his comments.

Olympic Official Calls Protests a ‘Crisis’

By ANDREW JACOBS

The president of the Olympic committee called on the authorities in Beijing to improve human rights.

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London calling on star quality

7.32PM, Mon Jul 4 2005

David Beckham has arrived in Singapore to add his weight to London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic games.

The England football captain is one of the stars being called on to lead a charm offensive ahead of Wednesday's vote, when IOC members will decide who will host the games in seven years time.

Spectrum | 19.08.2008 | 04:30
The Rainbow's Ghostly Cousin

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:

In a moment of science Don Glass tells us about a rainbow’s ghostly cousin -- – the fogbow. These are also known as “white rainbows" or "cloudbows". Mariners sometimes call them "sea-dogs."

Dynamic duo, gruesome twosome or just plain geeks in ties and tweeds, the British artists Gilbert & George don’t seem to care what you call them as long as you pay attention, which you couldn’t avoid doing if you tried in their suffocating and disordered wraparound survey at the Brooklyn Museum.

wrap-around Show phonetics
adjective, noun [C]
1 (UK ALSO wrapround) (a piece of clothing that is) made so that it can be tied around the body:
a wrap-around skirt

2 something which curves round in one continuous piece

wraparounds Show phonetics
plural noun
a pair of glasses that curve closely around your face:
Wraparounds keep the wind out of your eyes if you're going cycling.

[形]腰に巻く型の；（巻きスカートのように）重なりのある；ぐるりと囲む形の；〈海岸線などが〉入り組んだ；広角の.

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1 他の部分に重なる型のもの.

2 《コンピュ》ワードラップ.

3 《印》（輪転機の）ラップアラウンド版.

━━ n., a. 虹(にじ); ゲイの人権を支持する.
 all the colors of [in] the rainbow　さまざま［多彩］な色.
Rainbow Bridge　レインボー・ブリッジ ((Utah州南部の天然の石橋)).
rainbow coalition　〔米〕 虹（色）の提携 ((社会的・政治的な問題についての異人種間の連帯)).
rainbow flag　（同性愛者人権運動の旗印である）レインボー・フラッグ, 虹の旗.
rainbow trout　【魚】ニジマス.
Rainbow Warrior　（the 〜） レインボーウォリアー（号） ((Greenpeace が活動に使用する船)).

call on sth (USE) phrasal verb FORMAL
to use something, especially a quality that you have, in order to achieve something:
She would have to call on all her strength if she was to survive the next few months.

call on sb (ASK) phrasal verb [+ to infinitive]
to ask someone in a formal way to do something:
They're calling on all men and boys over the age of 14 to join the army.
FORMAL I now call on everyone to raise a glass to the happy couple.