Example sentences of "[adv] be described [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was joy for QE1 player Davy Clements who knocked in a 100 clearance in his B Division match against Centre Spot 's Mal Aiken while in the A Division Ballygomartin 's Billy Millar potted what can only be described as a wonder blue , pink and then missed a straight black for a similar break . |
| 2 | The originator of the tapes has clearly decided to make his tape deck pay for itself ( although I think he could take a few hints on how to eliminate unwanted hum and noise ) and the result can only be described as a rip off . |
| 3 | They will always be eligible bank bills and not true trade bills and their nomenclature in this context can only be described as a kind of shorthand and corresponds to the requirement that they must be drawn for transaction not capital purposes . |
| 4 | The revival of interest in what can only be described as a strategy of import led growth began in the late 1950s as uneasiness over the optimistic , autarkic assumptions of the Khrushchev period increased . |
| 5 | The Full Moon in your own birth sign on the 14th should certainly be an eye-opener for what can only be described as a partnership or marital affairs — and yet out of all this turmoil will come a new kind of happiness , serenity and security . |
| 6 | At Love Field , a tin-pot airport outside Dallas , very late one night , he made what can only be described as a solicitation by prayer . |
| 7 | On behalf of the Opposition , and indeed the whole House , I wish to express our sympathy to the victims and their families of what can only be described as a crime against humanity . |
| 8 | It can only be described as a record breaking achievement . |
| 9 | I am running a 1986 V8 County 90 which at 25,000 miles has no more than normal backlash in the transmission line , yet a most irritating noise has developed which can only be described as a clunk that occurs whenever I apply or lift off the throttle in any gear . |
| 10 | Looked at more closely still the dissolved athlete would become even more inscrutable than usual and could only be described with a set of equations which guessed where his component particles might be . |
| 11 | Type D may best be described as a culture of relations and co-operation , where opportunities exist for creative thinking . |
| 12 | The film that accompanies this sensation can best be described as a cross between a scrap yard and a journey round your internal body system following a good night on the drink ! |
| 13 | Perhaps it can best be described as a feeling of being ‘ earthed ’ . |
| 14 | The shape of this design could best be described as a spray , the two outer points being provided by pieces of vetch , and the other leaves being rose and Japanese maple . |
| 15 | The operational station — the engineering workshop and so " on which was previously accommodated within the bus station has been shunted off to a glorified shed on what can best be described as a piece of waste ground " . |
| 16 | This can best be described in a series of steps : |
| 17 | Melissa was about to retort that as she had only known Bonard for three days he could hardly be described as a friend of hers , when a surprised , ‘ Well , what do you know ? ’ from Jack made them both glance round . |
| 18 | Ma Bell can hardly be described as a raider set on rape and pillage . |
| 19 | Even though he is without a win for over four years , Brand could hardly be described as a struggler . |
| 20 | If he could hardly be described as a democrat , he certainly helped establish the parliamentary control and party politics which paved the way for democracy . |
| 21 | However , the BP secondary issue may also be described as a success for the market as the Government was able to collect the intended capital sum from the underwriters for its divestment . |
| 22 | The back propagation algorithm can also be described as a hill climber , but it is not so prone to climbing false foothills . |
| 23 | Between them , they boasted only one painting which could properly be described as a masterpiece , a playful double portrait by Allan Ramsay which featured at Christie 's , while both catalogues were padded with dull works , as is usual in this category of art . |
| 24 | This device should more accurately be described as a freewheel , the intent of which is to allow the blades to rotate at high speed while the motor is idling or stopped . |
| 25 | North Shields fishing could now be described as a peasant activity . |
| 26 | In Sterne 's Shandy Hall the similarity of its servants Obadiah and Susannah to the rest of that eccentric household might almost be described as a family likeness . |
| 27 | Leadership can essentially be described as a relationship through which one person influences the behaviour of other people . |