Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [is] [adv] called " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most universities , he or she is often called the vice-chancellor — the title " chancellor " being reserved for another notable figure who fills that largely ceremonial and dignified office . |
| 2 | Or it is merely called ‘ public policy ’ . |
| 3 | Although it is sometimes called the " magic e " , the e itself does n't change anything : it marks the fact that the word should be pronounced differently . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , although it is now called the Robben Ford Signature series . |
| 5 | So standardized is it that it is widely called ‘ the attitude test ’ ( a phrase also used by American police , see van Maanen 1978 ) , and when stopping members of the public constables are routinely instructed by colleagues to give the potential offender ‘ the attitude test ’ . |
| 6 | More important , the range almost exactly bisects the Atlantic Ocean from north to south following closely the profile of the African and South American coasts , so it 's always called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge . |
| 7 | Most of the youngsters know him by name and he is often called to Hendon police station when they get into trouble with the law . |
| 8 | This dust is sometimes called fines , and it is also called soil but this is a poor term because it implies an organic component , which is absent . |
| 9 | Moreover , if it is later called upon , the value of the certificate of title may depend on the solicitor 's insurance policy ; in larger transactions it may be appropriate to enquire whether the vendor 's solicitor 's insurance policy is sufficient to cover any liability under the certificate of title . |
| 10 | The researches of Frances Yates into the relationship between science and what is loosely called magic at the end of the 16th century are enlightening . |
| 11 | In 1965 , Lukacs retrospectively described his critical essays as the " two-front " struggle which constituted " an indictment of the impoverishment in artistic content and in fictional representation both in Western avant-garde movements and what is customarily called socialist realism " . |
| 12 | But it is actually called a perfect octave as well . |
| 13 | Most of it is covered in water but it 's still called Earth . |
| 14 | It is not worth discussing any of these complications because one is rarely called upon to work out lines of current in a conductor . |
| 15 | The Pedrarias expedition , as it is generally called today , left Spain with 2,000 men in April 1514 |
| 16 | Automated telling machines outside banks — ‘ through the wall banking ’ as it is picturesquely called — are now a familiar part of the High Street scene . |
| 17 | There is little doubt that debt counselling , or money advice as it is also called , is the major ‘ growth ’ area among all CABx enquiries . |
| 18 | To anyone not running a company , the fuss among businessmen about re-engineering — or ‘ process redesign ’ as it is also called — seems puzzling . |
| 19 | You may have come across Roget as it is affectionately called , but we are willing to bet that not many of our readers habitually use the book or have it on their shelves . |
| 20 | The ‘ link building ’ as it is aptly called , houses the warehouse , yarn store , dispatch , a new canteen , and above it a new sales office . |
| 21 | Although clearly at odds with the ‘ socialist ’ economy , all this is chicken-feed compared with a far more serious problem — nietroudovyie dokhody — or ‘ unearned income ’ — as it is euphemistically called . |
| 22 | The modern Letter of Credit ( or Documentary Credit as it is often called ) which is used in international trade can be traced back , at least in part , to the Travellers Letter of Credit . |
| 23 | Absorption or wet scrubbing as it is often called has however the disadvantage of having to dispose of the liquid effluent obtained , which may itself require treatment before disposal , and has led to the comment that we may be merely replacing one effluent problem by another by using this method . |
| 24 | This classical law of contract , as it is often called , represents one of the acmes of legal formalist scholarship by virtue of its clear rules and their clusters of logical derivatives . |
| 25 | Men from the SAS and Delta Force infiltrated a number of towns and cities during the war , and Saddam Hussein himself told several of his visitors that the SIS ( or M16 , as it is often called ) had sent in three Pakistani agents to attend the Islamic conference which Iraq summoned a few days before the UN deadline . |
| 26 | The largest of these was the Forum of Trajan but the oldest is the Forum Romanum , or as it is often called , simply ‘ the Forum ’ . |
| 27 | The most famous basilica in Rome is the Basilica of Constantine , or Maxentius , as it is often called . |
| 28 | ( a ) The child protection conference Very often a child protection conference , or case conference as it is often called , will be convened at the culmination of inquiries . |
| 29 | Most people think dementia ( or senility as it is wrongly called ) is inevitable . |
| 30 | Of all Edward 's legislation , three pieces particularly affected the church : the statutes De Viris Religiosis , or Mortmain as it is commonly called , Circumspecte Agatis , and Westminster II , chapter 41 . |