Example sentences of "[verb] [was/were] know as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes the particular item that was deleted was known as the combat override facility which erm was really a trade off erm to provide extra thrust against the reduced life of the engine and clearly if one operates at the top end of the engine spectrum in er hotter conditions and higher er R P M then clearly the life of the engine will be reduced . |
| 2 | Most of those closed were known as paper or ‘ brass plate ’ banks — banks in name only , with few assets but with the precious protection of confidentiality and secrecy . |
| 3 | In some such areas the shops the Boards inherited were known as ‘ showrooms ’ and were precisely that : places where electrical appliances could be shown , but not sold . |
| 4 | Remaindering was rather a dirty word in the book trade , and those involved were known as ‘ vultures ’ and ‘ scavengers ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ The electrical energy produced was known as the Gods , Mitra and Varuna which are now called by science Cathode and Anode . |