Example sentences of "[noun sg] be called a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Such a rule is called a weighted pattern .
2 A force which , as in this case , varies across a body is called a differential force , and a differential gravitational force is called a tidal force .
3 The resulting picture on the monitor is called a false-colour composite image .
4 The path taken by the stimulus is called a reflex arc .
5 If e = √2 the asymptotes are at right angles and the curve is called a rectangular hyperbola .
6 This was too wide a loophole for the tax planners : no wonder inheritance tax is called a voluntary tax .
7 When a record turns out to be a synonym , there are two alternatives : these are to store the synonym at once , in which case the process is called a one-pass load , or to load it in two passes , which is called a two-pass load .
8 A force which , as in this case , varies across a body is called a differential force , and a differential gravitational force is called a tidal force .
9 Such a tree is called a binary tree , and of course its branching ratio is 2 .
10 Similarly , one involving transfer from ligand to metal is called a reductive charge-transfer transition .
11 One such state is called a white dwarf .
12 This type of fraction is called a recurring decimal written 0.333 .
13 The prominent syllable is called a stressed syllable .
14 Resolving the gravitational force due to the star tangential to OA gives zero for A , while for B the force has a component towards A. Therefore there is a relative acceleration between A and B given by which is independent of the masses of A and B. Such an acceleration is called a differential or tidal acceleration ; it is unaffected by the choice of reference frame .
15 An attribute which is a primary key in one relation and not a primary key but included in another relation is called a foreign key in that second relation .
16 This version was called a solid or everlasting syllabub .
17 A plot of the difference between the molar absorption coefficients for right-and left-circularly polarized light against wavelength is called a circular dichroism ( CD ) spectrum .
18 A plot of the differential absorption for right- and left-circularly polarized light for a sample in a magnetic field is called a magnetic circular dichroism ( MCD ) spectrum .
19 Such a scheme is called a randomized block experiment .
20 Such a proof is called a direct proof .
21 When all the bonds are fully displayed , the formula is called a displayed formula .
22 A solution which can not dissolve more solute at a given temperature is called a saturated solution .
23 Such a design is called a double blind trial .
24 This layout is called a horizontal micro-instruction format .
25 This region is called a black hole .
26 Apparently we 've got a mistake on the back of that form , that it referred to a noncompliance report , on the back , which is referring to the front but the front was called a quick-fix report
27 His mother was called a counter-revolutionary and his father was made to divorce her ; his schooldays were postponed as cities all over China exploded into violence ; his father was publicly denounced and sent to a reform camp ; and Liang Heng and his sisters were sent to labour in the countryside .
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