Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This set of words is called the word-initial cohort , since it is a set of words all having the same initial sound .
2 In such cases , one of the responses is termed the preferred response ( because it occurs most frequently ) and the other the dispreferred response ( because it is less common ) .
3 The choice of coordinates has made the wave amplitudes both transverse and traceless ; therefore the restriction on the coordinates is called the transverse-traceless gauge .
4 The optimum linking of the various stages is called the critical path .
5 This zone of farms is called the marginal fringe because it is at the upper margin for agriculture .
6 Revenue from increased sales achieved in this manner may be invested in further development of IT and as soon as a new generation of IT systems is developed the previous generation may be offered for sale on world markets .
7 If one of a pair of riding boots is damaged the other boot can not be used on its own and we should pay for the cost of a new pair .
8 If a clock travels from P 1 to P 2 then the time interval it measures between these events is called the proper time Δτ , with .
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