Example sentences of "which [modal v] [adv] be describe [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , one could elaborate this basic picture , which may loosely be described as one of ‘ mutual paranoia ’ . |
| 2 | Between them , they boasted only one painting which could properly be described as a masterpiece , a playful double portrait by Allan Ramsay which featured at Christie 's , while both catalogues were padded with dull works , as is usual in this category of art . |
| 3 | But as I argued earlier , there is in every social scientific theory a component which Schumpeter called ‘ vision ’ , but which could also be described as the background ideas in a paradigm , that is influential in determining the focus of attention and the choice of central issues for analysis . |
| 4 | In the present context we will only consider one fairly simple one , which could perhaps be described as ‘ limited agreement ’ or ‘ response with reservations ’ . |
| 5 | We at Holy Cross were able to have a happy relationship with the Baptists at Judson College , and I was invited to give a regular course in the comparative study of religion , which I attempted to do in the way which would now be described as that of dialogue . |
| 6 | In this test , which will not be described in full , quantification of the light received by a sample is achieved by means of standardised strips of wool cloth dyed with different dyes which differ in their fastness to light . |
| 7 | ‘ Parliament in my judgment has assumed and contemplated that the testator will have already made his will before he signs and the words in section 9 ( b ) ‘ give effect to the will ’ in my judgment do more naturally suggest that there is a document already in existence which contains either dispositive provisions or something which can properly be described as a testamentary disposition . |
| 8 | Avitus places Clovis 's baptism in the aftermath of the liberation of a " captive people " ; the only group which can easily be described in these terms are the Gallo-Romans of Aquitaine . |
| 9 | He is unable to ‘ switch off ’ his analytic mind , for he becomes possessed of something which can best be described as ‘ special knowledge ’ . |
| 10 | The court appeared to disagree with Goulding J at first instance in that it seemed to say that confidential information which can not be described as a " business secret " ( in the narrow sense of that phrase ) could not be protected by an express clause . |
| 11 | There are also important areas of knowledge and skill which can not be described with any precision either because of their nature ( e.g. " understanding " ) or because not enough is yet known about the factors causing difficulty to pupils . |
| 12 | The World Cup is an international celebration of the only sport which can legitimately be described as a cultural universal . |
| 13 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 14 | The main focus of our stay was dining at Les Trois Mousquetaires , which can only be described as a heavenly indulgence . |
| 15 | Curiously , the cover of ‘ Shepherd Moons ’ features Enya in which can only be described as an opera gown — she could be twenty or forty but her delicate beauty is intact . |