Example sentences of "might [be] described [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now however she was standing , part of what might be described as a lively merry family scene , upon the landing , watching the descent of the divan bed from the second floor . |
| 2 | In practice , the new narrative is based in large part on what might be described as a broader concept of realism , one which takes account of the complex , multifaceted nature of reality . |
| 3 | It might be described as a simplified mepacrine , although it belonged to a substantially different chemical class . |
| 4 | The tort might be described as a species of private nuisance , namely unreasonable interference with the victim 's rights to use the highway . |
| 5 | Clean , the front pickup is warm but clear , something perhaps between a Strat and a Gretsch , while the treble unit puts out what might be described as a more cultured version of a PAF . |
| 6 | There are no nation states , or if there are , then Iceland might be the exception that proves the rule : where territorial state boundaries are coterminous with what might be described as a ‘ nation ’ . |
| 7 | It is a thick volume measuring approximately 8½ins. by 6½ins. , squarish , and for everyday purposes might be described as a quarto . |
| 8 | This characteristic is different from sympathy which might be described as a warm rosy glow of a feeling of identification , that lends itself to being paralysed by sorrow , overwhelmed with shared worry , and joyful too . |
| 9 | The second is what might be described as a pathology of the positions ( solipsism , and so on ) adopted by those philosophers who accept the experiential explanation . |
| 10 | Altogether this led to an effect which might be described as a tapering of market opportunities , and it was sharpened as international growth rates decelerated in the early 1970s . |
| 11 | In many more cases , once a plaintiff discovers that there are assets in a State he will wish ( and sometimes be enabled by the very presence of the assets ) to commence proceedings in the courts of that State ; there is what might be described as a ‘ jurisdiction-fishing expedition ’ . |
| 12 | Most visitors to vadinamia are aware that , as they approach the planets territorial space , they will have to pass through what might be described as a sort of gauntlet . |
| 13 | Where this assessment is incorrect , the result might be described as a ponderous or patronising style . |