Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [am/are] [verb] as " in BNC.

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1 Bankrupt stars of this kind are known as White Dwarfs .
2 The materials illustrated in the appendix to this chapter are offered as no more than an example .
3 Some molluscs are found as fossils which belong to groups other than the familiar ones described previously .
4 Stars of this type are known as recurrent novæ .
5 The bacteria involved in this process are known as chemolithotrophs because they have the ability to produce energy for growth from the oxidation of inorganic sulphurous compounds .
6 The whole process of matching the needs of lenders and borrowers is known as ‘ financial intermediation ’ , and the institutions which play a part in this process are known as ‘ financial intermediaries ’ ( see Fig. 17.1 ) .
7 Some banks are known as eligible banks ( see later in the chapter ) and create eligible bank bills , or simply eligible bills .
8 After discussion , this was agreed and it was further resolved that this meeting be treated as an interim one and that a full AGM be held in March 1990 and annually thereafter .
9 For instance , some actions are defined as criminal and others are not ; similarly some people are defined as criminals while others are seen as law-abiding .
10 A few items are rumbled as a worried glance at the mounting monitor reminds Mommy and Poppy that they are not in Heaven yet .
11 Over 40% of the population in this area are classified as category J , which is a high status , high income group .
12 The true story emerges from the evidence given to the Royal Commission ( Highlands & Islands ) 1892 , and from many questions asked , a few answers are taken as illustration .
13 Rings of this style are known as ‘ betrothal ’ rings and the design of the clasped hands has been popular for many centuries .
14 For convenience , and to enable comparisons to be made with other Scottish economic statistics and UK export statistics , the estimates presented in this report are shown as calendar year values , although they are in fact a compromise between calendar year and financial year values .
15 Follow Me , which is also mainly a vehicle for language items , is different in that some sections are designed as the first introduction to a language item .
16 The basic strategies do the teaching : most of the ideas in this section are meant as diversions , or ways of playing with words .
17 Two identical strategies using no wealth and involving no risk ( such strategies are known as arbitrage strategies ) should , in equilibrium , generate the same profit , and that profit should be zero .
18 Such cases are known as fluent restorations .
19 Such patterns are known as gratings .
20 The chemicals that make up living things are all based on chains of carbon atoms , with hydrogen atoms attached to them all along the chain — such molecules are known as hydrocarbons .
21 Such waves are known as swell , and they are often the main waves affecting coasts in the southern oceans , for example South Africa and Australia .
22 Such guidelines are known as ‘ norms ’ .
23 Such errors are known as cause-effect inversions .
24 Such errors are known as regularisation errors .
25 Such settlements are regarded as a matter of considerable responsibility for the next friend , solicitors and counsel , and the court will rely heavily upon the latter .
26 Such overgrowths are known as blooms ( see p. 117 ) .
27 Such cheques are known as bankers ' drafts .
28 Such Quantities are known as latent variables and they include human abilities and attitudes as well as collective characteristics of society such as business confidence .
29 For example , some bonds might not pay coupons at all ( such bonds are called zero-coupon bonds , and they sell at a deep discount to their par values since all the reward from holding the bond comes in the form of capital gain rather than income ) ; some bonds make coupon payments that change over time , e.g. because they are linked to current market interest rates ( variable rate bonds or floating rate notes ) or to an index such as the retail price index ( index-linked bonds ) ; and some bonds make coupon payments only if the income generated by the firm that issued the bonds is sufficient , ( such bonds are known as income bonds ; unlike other bond-holders , an income bond-holder can not put the firm into liquidation if a coupon payment is not paid ) .
30 The redemption terms can also differ between bonds : some bonds have a range of possible redemption dates ( such bonds are known as double-dated bonds ) , and sometimes the actual date of redemption is chosen by the issuer ( callable bonds ) and sometimes by the holder ( puttable bonds ) ; some bonds have no redemption date at all , so that interest on them will be paid indefinitely , ( such bonds are known variously as irredeemables , perpetuals or consols ) .
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