Example sentences of "be term a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A semantic constituent which can not be segmented into more elementary semantic constituents will be termed a minimal semantic constituent . |
| 2 | The point is that , whereas most British breeds are now basically black or red , with or without white , or roan mixtures of black or red hairs with white hairs , the Jersey has always accepted what might be termed a composite coat , with many more colours , and even then the colour can change according to the season . |
| 3 | This has involved close linkages between private and public capital and between mining and other sectors of the economy , giving rise to a core economic bloc which might be termed a mineral-energy complex . |
| 4 | If we examine the theory of the origins of human society and personality put forward by Freud in Totem and Taboo we find that it is what might be termed a monotraumatic theory . |
| 5 | In all the cases examined with full verbs , the bare infinitive has evoked what could be termed a coincident actualization , and its event is not represented as beginning to exist in time before that of the main verb , as depicted by this diagram of I watched him cross the street : This does not exhaust the expressive capacity of the bare infinitive , however , as we are going to see that it can also express what we will call coincident potentiality . |
| 6 | And , most importantly , they have been unable to devise anything that might be termed a corporate central-government strategy towards inner-city areas . |
| 7 | We may call this a disparity of structure , as opposed to Bach 's , which could be termed a referential disparity . |
| 8 | Sperber and Wilson suggest that the effect achieved by such an utterance can be termed a poetic effect . |
| 9 | Past problems — in particular in the interwar depression — were analysed within a framework which might be termed a Keynesian hindsight model [ Pollard , 1969 ; 1983 ] . |
| 10 | It does nobody any favour to be termed a heavy drinker rather than an alcoholic . |
| 11 | It could be termed a quiet beginning , with scores of 38 and 35 along with a wicket with his offbreaks as the two sides drew . |
| 12 | Consequently , % PV flow values of between 20 and 30% fall within what might be termed a diagnostic ‘ grey area ’ . |
| 13 | A particular word-meaning which participates in this way in the meaning of another word will be termed a semantic trait of the second word . |
| 14 | Any constituent part of a sentence that bears a meaning which combines with the meanings of the other constituents to give the overall meaning of the sentence will be termed a semantic constituent . |