Example sentences of "[pron] is commonly known " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain plants have Gaelic names which assign particular qualities to them , such as ‘ the beer plant ’ , which is commonly known as hop(s) ( Humulus lupulus ) . |
| 2 | The scheme , which is commonly known as SERPS ( or State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme ) started in 1978 . |
| 3 | But to repay the loan , you pay monthly contributions to a Personal Equity Plan which is commonly known as a PEP . |
| 4 | This method , which is commonly known as staged search , does affect the admissibility of the algorithm . |
| 5 | This figure is multiplied by a number of years ' purchase , which is commonly known as the multiplier . |
| 6 | In this latter case it is important to realise that we should expect to get true hyphenated justification or H&J as it is commonly known . |
| 7 | Only one member of this genus , Syngamus trachea , is of veterinary significance and parasitises the upper respiratory tract of non-aquatic birds ; it is commonly known as the " gapeworm " and may be responsible for respiratory distress and death . |
| 8 | ‘ The Old Pretender ’ , as he is commonly known , although at this time still only 19 , was a tall , dark figure , said to resemble Charles II in appearance , though not in character , for he was cold , reserved and prematurely pious , carrying candles in religious processions . |
| 9 | Suppose , for example , that what is commonly known as the general , or the community 's , interest would be served by a certain public scheme such as compulsory education in mixed ability schools whose students are drawn from mixed social backgrounds . |
| 10 | Such breeding programmes , in conjunction with the use of fertilisers and crop-protection chemicals , have given rise to what is commonly known as the ‘ Green Revolution ’ of the twentieth century . |
| 11 | Modern medical thinking suggests this might have been due to what is commonly known as a ‘ bunch of grapes pregnancy ’ . |
| 12 | So this is an ideal garment for what is commonly known as the Passap method of joining the band to the garment on the machine . |
| 13 | I am what is commonly known as a loner . |
| 14 | Th th In them days you had n't got er what is commonly known now as hire purchase , nowadays , you know , that that mostly started after the war . |
| 15 | Well during this programme I 'll be talking with a number of people who are involved in the industry who have their fingers on the pulse of what is commonly known as the tourist industry . |