Example sentences of "it is [adv] called a " in BNC.

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1 Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner .
2 A leasehold estate is measured by a fixed period of time ; it is often called a term of years , though a tenancy for weeks or months is equally a leasehold .
3 For this reason it is often called a back e.m.f .
4 It is often called an eclipsing variable , though it should more properly be described as an eclipsing binary .
5 A popular drink among healthy Italian restaurant-goers , it is sometimes called a ‘ canary ’ .
6 So it is sometimes called a " history of salvation " .
7 If the first derivative of the property-temperature curve is measured , a change in the vicinity of T g is found ; for this reason it is sometimes called a second-order transition .
8 But it is actually called a perfect octave as well .
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