Example sentences of "[conj] [be] known [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , most plant production using tissue culture utilises cells that are known as callus , a mass of undifferentiated cells which are produced to repair damage , or cells from leaves , roots or stems ( see discussion in M G K Jones 1986 ) , although it is not yet possible to regenerate all plants in this way and in the context of agriculture , the cereals are the most notable exceptions . |
| 2 | The few pieces that are known for certain to be by Lombardo — in a Doge 's tomb in Venice and two busts in Vienna — show no sign of the naturalist force that the tomb artist gave to Guidarello 's face . |
| 3 | What is of more environmental significance , however , is the subdiscipline of biotechnology that is known as genetic engineering . |
| 4 | The flowers of these can not be fertilised with their own pollen and are known as self-incompatible or self-sterile , whereas self-fertile ( self-compatible ) varieties set fruit without needing pollen from another tree . |
| 5 | Chrysanthemums , poinsettia , corn , coffee and others flower during the shortening days of autumn and are known as short-day plants . |
| 6 | Some of the form and topical subdivisions are for general application and are known as free-floating . |
| 7 | There are two types of muscles in the body ; these total 650 in number and are known as voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles or postural muscles . |
| 8 | This contrasts with humic acids which are rich in carboxyls and are known to complex radio-nuclides to form colloidal suspensions , which can be moved long distances by groundwater . |
| 9 | Like Dorothy , Helen and Edward used swabs of mouldering grey stockinette ; they festered by the sink and were known as dead rabbits . |
| 10 | What changed all that was a book Suffer Little Children by a St Andrews doctor , David Reid , who runs his own Medical Institute for Research into Child Cruelty from his home and is known for controversial views on the causes of child abuse . |
| 11 | This sequence of depolarisation continues till it reaches the end of the axon and is known as self-propagation . |
| 12 | One form would appear peculiar to them , and is known as potter 's asthma , or potter' s consumption . |
| 13 | The spectrum of illnesses caused by both viruses is similar and is known as HIV-related disease . |