Example sentences of "once described by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONCE described by Judi Dench as ‘ disgustingly talented ’ , he has been entrusted — aged 28 — with running the revamped Donmar Warehouse , opening as a fully commercial West End venture in the autumn . |
| 2 | But there were early reservations about the union which was once described by Barbara Cartland , the romantic novelist , as an ‘ historical experiment ’ , a rare match between a princess and a commoner . |
| 3 | Cortot 's Barcarolle ( his only recording of one of Chopin 's greatest masterpieces ) was once described by a French critic as ‘ un rituel erotic-passionel ’ and it is indeed as insinuating as it is blisteringly intense , even though the hectic rush through the final pages shows him at his least eloquent . |
| 4 | As I have suggested , ‘ nation ’ and ‘ nationalism ’ are no longer adequate terms to describe , let alone to analyse , the political entities described as such , or even the sentiments once described by these words . |
| 5 | Nicaragua 's health system was once described by the World Health Organisation as a ‘ model organisation in Latin America ’ , but it is now suffering the effects of austerity measures imposed by the country 's government . |