Example sentences of "is [adv] call the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This array is usually called the data matrix . |
| 2 | This description is usually called the Data Definition Language ( DDL ) of the particular DBMS . |
| 3 | Tom turned his eyes from the paper and started singing the song from Don Giovanni that is always called the Champagne Aria . |
| 4 | The assemblage of lands which he ruled is traditionally called the Angevin Empire and the name is important . |
| 5 | This is often called the sublimation curve . |
| 6 | It is sometimes called the Coriolis force , but this is very misleading . |
| 7 | What seems to happen there is the bird that 's deserted has to stay with the existing family because if he or she erm deserts , those chicks will , will , will die , so er it 's what is sometimes called the Concorde fallacy that if you put a lot of resources into something , you 've got ta see it through , because if you pull out just before the end you can lose everything , whereas i if , if you stay on even if you know it 's a failure , erm at least you may get something out of it , so the , in that case wi with monogamous birds the parent that 's deserted the one that 's left may have to stay , because if they desert then they can have no reproductive success whatsoever whereas at least if they stay they get something . |
| 8 | Micraster is sometimes called the heart urchin , because of its distinctive shape . |
| 9 | For this reason it is sometimes called the delocalisation enthalpy , resonance energy or stabilisation energy . |
| 10 | Aarau is sometimes called the garden town because there is so much green and such easy access to the open countryside through which the Aare curves . |
| 11 | This is sometimes called the partition law . |
| 12 | This is sometimes called the trigger feature , and I shall shortly show you examples . |
| 13 | This problem is so great that it has become fashionable to call for a new kind of organization to put in place of managerial hierarchy , an organization that will better meet the requirements of what is variously called the Information Age , the Services Age or the Post-lndustrial Age . |