Example sentences of "[pron] be described as [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And then we have a group of two which are described as stereo isomers .
2 Arrestment and inhibition can be carried out following Decree , and at that time they are described as diligence in execution .
3 Fifteen yeomen were stated to be in the service of some lord or other , four being ‘ reteyned ’ by them ; six acted as bailiffs of townships , and the remainder were simply ‘ servants ’ , like Christopher Lacy of Riddlington , ‘ Seruant in the Howsehold w the Lord Hastings ’ , who had £15 in goods , reduced to £8 in the subsidy , where he was described as husbandman .
4 The transition from traditional management techniques to those based on personal computers revealed the need not only for good early planning but also for high-level commitment in directing what was to be implemented and for what were described as decision support systems .
5 The plane has been fitted with what 's described as self defence equipment .
6 The changes were in line with what was described as government ‘ privatisation ’ of further education colleges .
7 In 1887 Peach and Horne did not do much field work as the former had sciatica and the latter suffered from what was described as inflammation .
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