Example sentences of "[conj] is called [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the eruption continues the ejected material piles up round the vent , building up that heap of material that is called a volcano . |
| 2 | I suppose we were in that meteorological horror that is called an inversion , heat and humidity pressing down on us , numbing the brain and starting the sweat from every pore of the body . |
| 3 | This type of contract , i.e. where possession , but not ownership , is agreed to be transferred , is altogether different and is called a contract of bailment . |
| 4 | A fourth approach removes all decision taking into the information system itself and is called a decision-taking system . |
| 5 | On the Silver and Knitmaster standard gauge machines the control is at the base of the carriage and is labelled n ( the tuck symbol ) and — and is called the pick knob . |
| 6 | It is 252 feet high in contrast to the older Tour de Romaine on the other side of the façade and is called the Tour de Beurre because money was provided for its erection from payments for dispensations given permitting consumption of butter during Lent ( 471 ) . |
| 7 | A certain type of organelle is the powerhouse , and is called the mitochondria , converting food into energy . |