Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] know [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Infection inside the bladder is known as cystitis . |
| 2 | This remedy is known by its pains . |
| 3 | Old therefore young " ( p. 44 ) ) precipitates his longest turn in the scene ( beginning , " The second glance is known as linguistic analysis … " ( p. 54 ) . |
| 4 | But he was by no means alone in Britain , for a combined silversmith and jeweller 's stock is known at the extensive settlement of Snettisham in Norfolk . |
| 5 | Kenyapithecus is known from middle Miocene sites such as Fort Ternan ( see above ) , about 14Myr , but the rest of the fossil record is restricted to a small number of indeterminate isolated teeth and fragmentary hominine jaws ( see below ) . |
| 6 | Genetics deals with how genes are passed on from parents to their offspring and a great deal is known about the mechanisms governing this process . |
| 7 | As discussed in Chapter 3 , a good deal is known about the circumstances associated with suicide attempts . |
| 8 | Not a great deal is known about the numbers of these children who end up in remarriages , but Burgoyne and Clark ( 1982 ) estimate that 7 per cent of all children under 17 live with a step-parent . |
| 9 | As we have already seen above , in countries like the UK , West Germany , Singapore ( etc ) a good deal is known about the population structure , and records are regularly updated by government agencies and professional , industrial and trade associations . |
| 10 | A good deal is known about how to teach children to recognise words and , typically , it is this skill that is measured in classroom reading tests . |
| 11 | There is a small literature on new dialect acquisition ; it must be said that not a great deal is known about it . |
| 12 | In the film and TV trade HRH is known as ‘ One take Charlie ’ . |
| 13 | Michel Roux is known to millions of TV viewers . |
| 14 | Sailing away from the wind is known as running and you 've got great freedom of choice in the exact course you pick , you can even sail dead downwind . |
| 15 | The left hand side is known as the debit ( entry for value coming in ) and the right hand side the credit ( entry for value going out ) . |
| 16 | When a tigress mates with a lion the result is known as a ‘ liger ’ . |
| 17 | Arkan is known under several aliases by Interpol . |
| 18 | Some 30% of the trees whose dispersal agent is known in these forests are dispersed by elephants . |
| 19 | If you are addressing an organisation or a person known only to you by their title — the Head of Business Studies , The Metal Consortium PLC the Department of Health and Social Security — then the salutation will be Dear Madam if the recipient is known to be a woman and , traditionally , Dear Sir if the sex is unknown . |
| 20 | While it might look a bit strange , even antiquated , to anyone who has only ever thought of guitar tuners as pocket sized oblong boxes with LEDs or a needle and a retail price of around forty quid , the Peterson 's ability to accurately tune any musical instrument is known throughout the music industry . |
| 21 | The maximum value of static torque is known as the " peak static torque " . |
| 22 | The mayor is known by courtesy as ‘ The Right Worshipful the Mayor ’ . |
| 23 | This rule is known as the Laporte selection rule . |
| 24 | The force is known as Onuca — a Spanish acronym for US Observer Group For Central America . |
| 25 | The Shaw neighbourhood is known for drug-trafficking and prostitution . |
| 26 | The most effective way to use essential oils for skin-care is known in France as a cure . |
| 27 | This effect is known as interfacial tension . |
| 28 | This wider effect is known as the Southern Oscillation . |
| 29 | This effect is known as the money ( or bank ) multiplier . |
| 30 | The US motor industry is known to be sceptical over whether the timescale proposed for the new emission levels can be met . |