Example sentences of "often [verb] [prep] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Stavrogin , confession and the great sinner come together in the chapter ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ , often referred to as Stavrogin 's Confession . |
| 2 | During the UDI ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence ) years there was little love lost between the Smith regime and the university — indeed it was often referred to as ‘ the Kremlin on the hill ’ . |
| 3 | The money will be raised in a mixture of straightforward borrowing and long-term , high-interest bearing mezzanine finance — often referred to as junk bonds . |
| 4 | This phenomenon was noted in the central press , where the lenders were often referred to as ‘ beglye ’ ( unstable ) : however the shaky nature of their new-found prosperity , like the uncertain fits and starts of NEP in economic terms , was soon to turn into solid gains which looked like becoming permanent . |
| 5 | This is often referred to as pekoe , meaning the downy part of the shrub that is of the best quality . |
| 6 | It is often referred to as baker 's cheese and is , as implied , very good for cooking . |
| 7 | This awareness was undoubtedly one of the elements promoting prostitution , which pious Victorians often referred to as ‘ the great social evil ’ . |
| 8 | Most Christians believe in an afterlife of some sort , often referred to as heaven , the place where the soul goes if the individual , when on earth , was a professed and active Christian . |
| 9 | This looking back is nowadays often referred to as ‘ reminiscence therapy ’ . |
| 10 | The solution of problems is approached by seven broad methods , often referred to as the design spectrum . |
| 11 | Because it was so small — no more than a Hamlet — it was often referred to as ‘ Little Sutton ’ . |
| 12 | Leaving Lake Como via the Porlezza Pass we soon reach Lugano , often referred to as the Rio de Janeiro of the Alps . |
| 13 | Land that is cultivated or grazed intensively near the croft is often referred to as inbye to distinguish it from common grazings and more distant fields . |
| 14 | Often referred to as the ‘ Crossroads of East and West ’ , modern-day Tunisia retains the influence of Carthaginian and French conquest mingled with the native Islamic culture . |
| 15 | In Britain there are three main intelligence organisations : Military Intelligence , Department Five ( MI5 ) , responsible for counter-intelligence within Britain ; Military Intelligence , Department Six ( MI6 ) , often referred to as the Secret Intelligence Service , responsible for espionage abroad ; and the Government Communications Headquarters ( GCHQ ) , which is responsible for the security of the British government 's own communications and intercepting those of other countries . |
| 16 | Often referred to as a means by which a nation , or even the world , can become a community , it makes possible the transmitting of messages from a small group of people to a vast number . |
| 17 | Often referred to as shanty towns , these make-shift settlements now house one-third to one-half of the population of many cities . |
| 18 | The second mill of importance is Highleadon Mill ( often referred to as Hartpury Mill ) . |
| 19 | Not far from Blockley is the Knee Brook , powering several mills at nearby Paxford , called Pye and Bran Mills , the latter often referred to as Brand Mill . |
| 20 | The transmitter , gamma-amino butyric acid , often referred to as GABA , first discovered from studies of inhibitory factors in the spinal cord , was found to be basic to the actions of the benzodiazepines . |
| 21 | The site of the primary lesion , often referred to as the ‘ mother yaw ’ , is on the leg in the majority of cases and , like the primary sore of syphilis , is painless unless there is other bacterial infection . |
| 22 | Often referred to as a ‘ lumbar punch ’ , which sounds like a particularly nasty boxing foul , it is commonly thought to paralyse from the waist down those few lucky enough to survive the procedure , or at least render them impotent and incapable of sexual intercourse . |
| 23 | If you 're both on the same level , it can be a strain on the legs — and you may well find out when this position is often referred to as the ‘ dreaded knee trembler ’ ! |
| 24 | This is often referred to as a consideration of the patient 's future ‘ quality of life ’ . |
| 25 | perhaps that 's why Bushmills Whiskey is so often referred to as ‘ the gargle ’ . |
| 26 | Our oneness with the trees ( often referred to as the planet 's lungs ) becomes manifest fact . |
| 27 | Such studies are often referred to as community profiles , and may cover factors such as education , occupation , age , literacy , language ( related to ethic groups ) , recreation , the needs of the handicapped and housebound , housing and many other matters . |
| 28 | These are often referred to as local ombudsmen . |
| 29 | The rapidly growing use of computers in many areas of everyday living is often referred to as the computer revolution , similar in scale to the 19th century industrial revolution . |
| 30 | He described in detail the amazing story of strange sightings of vast armies of people seen at Midsummer 's Eve at midnight often referred to as the Ghost Troops marching on Souter Fell . |