Example sentences of "described [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | An older discovery that has become significant is the taxon ‘ Proconsul ( Xenopithecus ) hamiltoni ’ described for a maxilla fragment from Lothidok Hill in northern Kenya , because the Eragaleit beds from which this fossil came ( together with some additional undescribed specimens ) have recently been dated at between 24.3 and 27.5Myr . |
| 2 | The exercises are described for a right handed person as follows : |
| 3 | THE Vendor is seized of the property hereinafter described for an estate in fee simple in possession free from encumbrances save as hereinafter mentioned and has agreed with the Purchaser for the sale to him of the said property for a like estate at the price of five thousand pounds |
| 4 | Hora e sempre — this motto is inscribed on the front of Hawksmoor 's , the real Hawksmoor 's , Classical house at Easton Neston in Northamptonshire : Easton Neston has been reputed or imagined to be the original of Mansfield Park , which may be described as a house imagined by an opponent of the Gothic novel . |
| 5 | The locale is described as a university in the north of England , it could be anywhere from Nottingham to Newcastle , but seems more likely to be Lancashire or Merseyside . |
| 6 | It has even been described as a fundamental moral precept by more than one Irish catholic cleric : ‘ The law of the Church is quite definite , quite universal in this matter . |
| 7 | Indeed for those insiders living in Cheater 's metaphorical front room — such as in the police — the need to obscure and seek a degree of anonymity from the analytic gaze can be described as a major principle in the preservation of power , ranking highly in the structures of significance . |
| 8 | I now see that between 1958 and 1977 I was involved in what might well be described as a social drama of movement , often crossing boundaries into very marginal areas of policing , where the institutional ideal of ordered definition fails simply because the ‘ use of power and exercise of authority are based in ambiguity and particular interpretations of [ what is often ] poorly framed legislation ’ ( Burton 1980 ) . |
| 9 | This work is described as a personal celebration of the mountains and landscapes of Nepal , but it turns out to be a pictorial account of six treks and climbs in the more popular areas of the country . |
| 10 | The following features of a statutory redundancy payment emerged : ( 1 ) The obligation was imposed on the employer ; ( 2 ) It only arose on dismissal and might never arise if an employee worked until retirement , whether voluntary — early retirement — or at an agreed date , each of which was based on contract ; ( 3 ) It only arose if certain preconditions were proved ; ( 4 ) It applied to all employees who had worked for at least two years with an employer ; ( 5 ) Certain classes of employee were excluded , eg redundant employees refusing suitable alternative employment ; employees under a fixed-term contract of two years or more , who had renounced their redundancy rights in writing ; ( 6 ) A voluntary redundancy could be under a contractual statutory scheme , and under such a contractual scheme it was often the equivalent of early retirement by agreement ; ( 7 ) In no way could a redundancy payment be described as a deferred emolument or pay ; it was a monetary compensation for the disappearance of a job . |
| 11 | His annual conference reception , at the plush Grand Hotel in Brighton , was marred by what he was reported to have described as a ‘ media circus ’ of camera crews and reporters as former employees protested at their treatment . |
| 12 | Stock buffo characters Marcellina and Bartolo ( Ann Howard and David Gwynne ) added lightness and comedy to what could be described as a serious interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro , not as effervescent as some would have liked but thoroughly convincing just the same — and one in which the complex ensemble were particularly memorable . |
| 13 | STOCKHOLM ( UPI , Reuter ) — A Norwegian professor , Trygve Haavelmo , 78 , described as a humble man who spends much of his time in seclusion at his mountain cottage , was awarded the 1989 Nobel Economics Prize for pioneering use of mathematical statistics to interpret economic data . |
| 14 | The cricket chairman , Brian Close , after what was described as a ‘ well-briefed ’ report invited comments . |
| 15 | This seldom adds up to a coherent investment plan , but may be more simply described as a way of keeping things going until better days arrive . |
| 16 | • Matra is developing what has been described as a ‘ four-wheel motorcycle ’ , using Clio 16-valve power . |
| 17 | Not to mention his composition Four Minutes 33 Seconds , technically described as a period of ‘ apparent silence ’ . |
| 18 | On Monday , the first day of the hearing , Mr Roger Henderson QC , for the GMC , said Dr Crockett 's notes included a bill for £20,000 for a Mr B , described as a Briton living in Israel who was suffering from a disease affecting his kidneys . |
| 19 | BOB REID took over from Bob Reid as chairman of British Rail , a job described as a poisoned chalice since there is much trouble on the railways . |
| 20 | The two leaders will meet again at the end of January , and later to sign a treaty on co-operation and good neighbourly relations by next spring which is to cement what is being described as a ‘ Treaty-based relationship . ’ |
| 21 | He is , indeed , entitled to be described as a great player , Britain 's nonpareil of the 1980s , who was eventually recognised as such by even the hardened doubters in Australia after his summer with Balmain in 1988 . |
| 22 | It is described as a new approach to the regulation of emissions to air , land and sea from most polluting processes , and will apply the concept of ‘ best available techniques not entailing excessive cost ’ . |
| 23 | It is described as a comic love story for clumsy people , and it is just that : endearing , touching , and very , very funny . |
| 24 | Mr Frank Rubino , a Miami lawyer , negotiated with Mr Michael Kozak , the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs , and with Mr Robert Muller , described as a senior staff adviser in the office of the Attorney-General After demanding that Gen Noriega simply step down , the US officials then relaxed their terms and suggested he relinquish positions of power in return for a US promise not to proceed with attempts to extradite him . |
| 25 | FOUR hundred riot police firing tear-gas stormed into one of Hong Kong 's detention centres holding Vietnamese boat people after meeting resistance to what was officially described as a routine weapons search . |
| 26 | Norwegian Jarlsberg , based on an old recipe but reintroduced in the 1950s , is best described as a cross between Emmenthal and Gouda . |
| 27 | Mr Bézier saw that a shape — any shape — could be described as a set of mathematical equations to fit the series of curves which formed its outline . |
| 28 | Ma Bell can hardly be described as a raider set on rape and pillage . |
| 29 | To be genuinely useful , it is essential to include some reference to the number of elements involved in any one ‘ object ’ described as a single item . |
| 30 | Playboy was described as a pleasure-primer , its symbol was a rabbit and its bait was the Playmate of the month , the girl who was unfolded in the centre wearing a staple through her navel but not much else . |