Example sentences of "be known for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the ranges of the tiger and the Asian lion overlap , it has been known for the two to interbreed . |
| 2 | On 2 February 1799 Parson Woodforde , by then in Norfolk , wrote in his diary : ‘ Such severe weather has not been known for the last sixty years till the present ’ . |
| 3 | Mail coaches &c. unable to travel … the long continuance of so severe cold Weather having scarce been known for the last Century . |
| 4 | The time necessary to climb to cruising altitude will be known for the particular weight of the aircraft , and in all probability the aircraft will fly along the airways or upper airways , i.e. particular routes under positive air traffic control and substantial radar cover with radio navigation aids deployed along the airways at intervals . |
| 5 | Before M w can be calculated from light scattering measurements , the specific refractive index increment must be known for the particular polymer + solvent system under examination . |
| 6 | The artistic reason is that he is old-hat ; Catalans prefer to be known for the airy constructions that are going up for the Olympic Games . |
| 7 | Since then he has toured and recorded extensively , and is known for the strong blues influence in his ballad and up tempo playing . |
| 8 | No cause is known for the mysterious catastrophe , which is now claiming members of related species . |
| 9 | Erskine , long resident in Stockholm , is known for the warm , humane domestic , public and commercial buildings he has designed in Sweden over the past 50 years . |
| 10 | He was known for the refined dandyism of his appearance , the flutterings and oscillations of his bearing , his heavy drinking , and his intense shyness . |