Example sentences of "what [is] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The secret is to follow what 's called a balanced diet . |
| 2 | Blast furnace gas is what is called a low-grade fuel . |
| 3 | There are any number of razor-sharp splinters and jagged , irregular surfaces , of course , but some fragments usually show what is called a conchoidal fracture : the surface is fairly smooth , but ridged with a number of concentric corrugations , centred on the point of impact of the hammer , and the effect produced is somewhat reminiscent of the appearance of the ridges on a cockle shell . |
| 4 | The region would become what is called a black hole . |
| 5 | All the information about an object is stored on the computer within what is called a hierarchical database , meaning simply that the information is broken down from broad categories such as ‘ geography ’ into more specific ones such as ‘ continent ’ , ‘ country ’ , ‘ region ’ and so on . |
| 6 | Einstein 's general relativity is what is called a classical theory ; that is , it does not incorporate the uncertainty principle . |
| 7 | The general theory of relativity is what is called a classical theory . |
| 8 | It is what is called a classical theory ; that is , it does not take account of the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics , as it should for consistency with other theories . |
| 9 | Televised violence , however , not only teaches new and unique ways of expressing aggression but also has what is called a disinhibitory effect on aggression in general . |
| 10 | And I would say that in this respect , too , there is another point in the Act that each child now must be related in some way to what is called a responsible person . |
| 11 | ‘ Tim and I , ’ said Louise heavily , ‘ are going through what is called a bad patch . |
| 12 | The statement said that the attacks , involving artillery , helicopter gunships , and special forces gunmen , was intended " to create what is called a safe border zone similar to that created in the north [ Kurdish areas ] and in the same bloody fashion " . |
| 13 | Like the computers made by Acorn , this can be plugged into what is called a local area network — a system of wires and terminals that connects small computers within a building . |
| 14 | However the fact that patients are receiving what is billed a revolutionary treatment , combined with the close medical supervision entailed , and weekly monitoring of blood samples , may well disguise a ‘ Hawthorne ’ effect , in which patients are responding to the process , rather than the drug ( Healy , 1993 ) . |
| 15 | What is considered a healthy diet for the general populace is quite good enough for the diabetic ; all that is required is the balance of the amounts of carbohydrate in relation to the medication required . |
| 16 | What is considered a healthy diet for the general populace is quite good enough for the diabetic ; all that is required is the balance of the amounts of carbohydrate in relation to the medication required . |