Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [be] described [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Devereux considers that , at root , there is a substratum which can only be described as consciousness , that this is a field effect and that the brain simply processes the consciousness in a similar way to that in which a television set processes a transmitted signal . |
| 2 | From this stage I proceeded to a more general sense of superiority , which can only be described as moral . |
| 3 | He had piss-holes as eyes , foul breath , decaying teeth and an attitude towards Mandeville which can only be described as servile . |
| 4 | In assessing whether there is likely to be prejudice and if so whether it can properly be described as serious , the following matters should be borne in mind : first , the power of the judge at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence ; secondly , the trial process itself , which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay will be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , together with the powers of the judge to give appropriate directions to the jury before they consider their verdict . |
| 5 | In assessing whether there is likely to be prejudice and if so whether it can properly be described as serious , the following matters should be borne in mind : first , the power of the judge at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence ; secondly , the trial process itself , which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay will be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , together with the powers of the judge to give appropriate directions to the jury before they consider their verdict . |
| 6 | Although it can hardly be described as state-of-the-art software , it 's still worth a look . |
| 7 | It felt like it in the GLX , with what can only be described as feeble front-end grip , resulting in premature and excessive understeer . |
| 8 | In parallel to what can only be described as ‘ photo-painting ’ , Bowran has been developing a means of recreating the effect of a charcoal drawing with a printer colleague . |
| 9 | Looking back over this year 's first round matches , obviously Germany 's defeat in Rio by Brazil , amid what can only be described as typical South American frenzy and excitement , was the biggest shock and one which might even lead to repercussions not only by the ITF about crowd behaviour in some parts of the world but also from within the disgruntled German camp . |
| 10 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks that Unix International seems to be sponsoring ( UX No 423 , 424 ) says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp , the project still lacks the compulsion that galvanized the industry to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 11 | It was not until the spring holidays before my summer and middle O-levels that what can really be described as the onset of my anorexia began . |