Example sentences of "is often [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often called the appel à la Résistance , which is an apt term because it implies an analogy with the speech of 18 June 1940 . |
| 2 | In the following section we shall examine the changes that have occurred in the UK economy in the decades leading up to the latest period of structural change , the changes over the post-war period culminating in what is often called the deindustrialization of the UK . |
| 3 | The subset Af of B is often called the range of f . |
| 4 | This is often called the sublimation curve . |
| 5 | It is often called the god from the sea , and this may have encouraged the identification as Poseidon . |
| 6 | In most universities , he or she is often called the vice-chancellor — the title " chancellor " being reserved for another notable figure who fills that largely ceremonial and dignified office . |
| 7 | For this reason , Locke is often called the father of modern empiricism . |
| 8 | The number of atoms in one molecule of a simple covalent element is often called the atomicity of the element . |
| 9 | The glorious cluster NGC 4755 is often nicknamed the Jewel Box , though officially known as Kappa Crucis . |
| 10 | The main pattern is often nicknamed the Plough , King Charles ' Wain , or ( in America ) the Big Dipper , Ursa Minor being the Little Dipper . |
| 11 | Where the precise evidence of this form of rule-breaking is open to question , the deviant is often given the benefit of the doubt . |
| 12 | The worst problem is often finding the thing before you can even start . |