Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] often [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | She 's often likened to Cookson , and deservedly so . |
2 | The wife is the means through which a man transmits his lineage to his son ; she is often compared to a field in which her husband sows his seed for the continuation of his lineage . |
3 | It is often referred to as baker 's cheese and is , as implied , very good for cooking . |
4 | As it is the relationship of the head to the rest of the body ; it is often referred to as ‘ the head , neck , back relationship ’ . |
5 | It is often referred to as ‘ the skinny type ’ , as there is little fat or muscle visible . |
6 | HyperSparc is Cypress ' Mbus-compatible alternative to the Texas Instruments Inc superscalar SuperSparc chip ( or Viking as it is often referred to ) , which Sun Microsystems Inc is using in its new generation of Sparcstation 10 systems . |
7 | This data is incorporated in publicizing of the unit and its work ; in articles , meetings with other professional groups and in a display on the wall of the head 's office-cum staffroom where it is often referred to in the course of interviews with parents and pupils . |
8 | The possibility of conflict is reduced because of the expectation of the continued availability of the increment to avoid the questioning of the existing budget ( or baseline as it is often referred to ) . |
9 | In the Community context it is often referred to as ‘ codification ’ , although in practice it most often corresponds to what is called ‘ consolidation ’ in the British context . |
10 | It is often led to the nest by a curious bird known as the honeyguide . |
11 | Because of this cultural dominance it is often seen to be ‘ proper English ’ with other ways of speaking judged as inferior . |
12 | Strauss 's annotations of Hofmannsthal 's libretto are discussed in detail , as is the harmonic structure of the opera which Gilliam identifies as tonal , thus supporting others ' views that Strauss 's next opera , Der Rosenkavalier , was not such a change of tack as it is often represented to be . |
13 | Ben Nevis is not the killer mountain it is often represented to be in the popular press . |
14 | But when it comes to ensuring that public bodies act reasonably and within their powers , it is often felt to be much less clear how the law ought to be enforced . |
15 | This system is also used by fish to find food , and it is often tuned to the body vibrations of prey . |
16 | Beta has a B8-type spectrum , and is about 100 times as luminous as the Sun ; it is often said to be the only naked-eye star which is greenish in colour , though I have never noted this either with or without optical aid , and to me Beta always looks white . |
17 | Such behaviour is hardly the ultimate manifestation of anarchy that it is often depicted to be . |
18 | It is often attributed to Ruskin , but no definite proof has emerged . |
19 | Yet , because the pineapple is usually shown without its crown of pointed leaves , it is often thought to be a pine cone , the original confusion continuing . |
20 | The existence of successful black sportsmen in Britain is not the recent phenomenon it is often considered to be , though the upsurge in the post-war years makes it appear that way . |
21 | The influence of the Church is still very strong among the less well-off in the countryside where it is often allied to superstition . |
22 | It is often left to professional counsellors like social workers and therapists to help the disabled person and their family cope with reality . |
23 | He is often said to be fixing a ‘ tariff ’ period ; and there is no harm in using that expression provided that one realises that it is the Home Secretary 's tariff , not the judges ' tariff . |
24 | Most of the youngsters know him by name and he is often called to Hendon police station when they get into trouble with the law . |