Example sentences of "what be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1981–82 , courses were running in some twenty centres catering for about 800 trainees ; they attended for about 80 hours , usually on day release , and their programme consisted of training in fundamental skills in four main areas : what are called Instructional Skills ; Counselling and Caring ; Evaluation ; and Core Competencies . |
| 2 | These must be what are called hypnogogic images , the strangely potent montages which come at a mind already lapsed into a sort of sleep . |
| 3 | This is , in fact , possible in terms of what are called closed set items and open set items . |
| 4 | In what are called civil ‘ disputes ’ there is often in fact great scope for cooperation . |
| 5 | Instead , each oscillator must have some minimum amount of what are called zero-point fluctuations and a nonzero energy . |
| 6 | Powicke believed that ‘ historians incur a grave danger of misconception if they divorce what are called political tendencies from the interplay of personal relations ’ . |
| 7 | This would be detected by loops buried in the road at what are called key junctions and the data passed on to a computer which would issue the bills later . |
| 8 | These animals have what are called lateral line organs along their head and body . |
| 9 | The boolean functions which can be applied to a single bit position can then be extended to what are called logical operations on the whole word . |
| 10 | However , some computers ( such as the IBM 370 range ) have what are called logical comparison instructions , which turn out to be unsigned fixed-point binary comparisons . |
| 11 | Where the Soviet Union falls down is in the production of what are called coarse grains — maize ( corn ) principally , but including barley , oats , rye , sorghum and other grains apart from rice . |
| 12 | The general relativity theory of gravity and the Maxwell theory of electrodynamics were what are called classical theories ; that is , they involved quantities that were continuously variable and that could , in principle at least , be measured to arbitrary accuracy . |
| 13 | One such possibility is what are called chaotic boundary conditions . |
| 14 | Recognising this problem led scholars in the area to make the first serious use of what are called longitudinal studies . |
| 15 | These annual ‘ credit approvals ’ are split between what are called basic credit approvals ( BCAs ) , which are total figures for each service and supplementary credit approvals ( SCAs ) which relate to particular projects . |
| 16 | One of the techniques of cohesion ( see Chapter 5 , p. 100 ) is that instead of repeating a phrase , it is possible to use what are called grammatical words like pronouns " it " , " he " , " she " , " they " , or demonstratives like " this " . |
| 17 | In the case of ones they can not throw the ball , they need what are called assistive devices , a ramp down which to push the ball . |
| 18 | At what are called destructive' plate margins , the surface material of one plate is subducted ( that is , thrust down ) beneath the surface material of the adjacent plate , rejoining the molten rock of the mantle . |
| 19 | In accordance with the terms of the European Convention the Act provides additional safeguards for four categories of what are called sensitive data ; these are information about the data subject relating to racial origin , political opinions or religious beliefs , physical or mental health or sexual life , and criminal convictions . |
| 20 | However , Guildsoft 's preference is not to charge for what are called minor upgrades — a version change from 2.11 to 2.30 , for instance . |
| 21 | In some cases what are called open-ended questions will be asked and a verbatim reply may be recorded ( if possible ) . |
| 22 | Although it has rarely been the subject of judicial pronouncement the conceptual basis of the " conventional " sums awarded by the courts in respect of non-pecuniary losses appears to be that such sums are what are considered fair and reasonable compensation in the social , economic and industrial conditions which prevail in England and Wales . |
| 23 | Expenditure on what are termed non-contributory benefits , benefits paid to whole groups of claimants irrespective of their level of income , such as invalidity benefit and the attendance allowance , has risen by 290 per cent . |
| 24 | Most pupils now attend what are termed comprehensive schools , schools whose enrollment criteria are geographic rather than academic . |
| 25 | Moreover , it is arguable that classical adjudication is in general unsuited to the resolution of what are termed polycentric problems , which may form the subject-matter of statutory inquiries . |
| 26 | You have to make a distinction between what are termed dedicated and non-dedicated servers . |
| 27 | ‘ The confidential papers I have seen demonstrate that what were called various tax benefits were central to negotiations . |
| 28 | Briefly , Chairman , yes , I I fully note that the County Council will encourage younger women , especially to come forward , er especially to higher grades as they are under represented er , I think there 's hope in the future because college and universities are now more what were considered male dominated territory , more and more women are coming forward , and inevitably by sheer weight of numbers in the years to come they will be er , they will come forward , and I 'm sure we will find on a say , chief officers for the County Council . |
| 29 | Initial findings of a survey on what were deemed unnecessary compliance costs in the direct tax system found that the collection of National Insurance Contributions was a major concern , the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said . |
| 30 | Thirty seven of those were through doors what were left open or windows what were left open . |