Example sentences of "be often [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might also point out that these skills , rightly or wrongly , are demanded by examination boards , and are often considered a sign of acceptable language behaviour by the world at large . |
| 2 | The Dark Ages are often considered a time of retrogression , but it was not until the period drew to its close that the cattle of Britain began to deteriorate quite seriously . |
| 3 | For this reason it is often called a back e.m.f . |
| 4 | This is often called a curriculum vitae , or CV for short . |
| 5 | And , and the issue is , question is is what is often called a problem of social order . |
| 6 | Procedural due process is often called a kind of fairness or a kind of justice , for example . |
| 7 | Now in those cases we ca n't use the normal Chow tests we 've got more parameters to estimate than we have observations , right , as a result Chow developed a second test , right , from structural change where we do n't need er erm to estimate essentially the regression in the sub sample which has got very few obser observations but in that Chow , that Chow second test is often called a test of predicted failure , right , Microfit will calculate both of those tests and bear in mind I mean that we 're spending a lot of time on er parameter constancy , we must bear in mind that parameter constancy is vitally important if we are going to make these inferences possible be about policy making on the basis of our estimates . |
| 8 | A leasehold estate is measured by a fixed period of time ; it is often called a term of years , though a tenancy for weeks or months is equally a leasehold . |
| 9 | Contracts are drawn up with an eye to flexibility and a contract is often considered an agreement to enter into a general course of conduct rather than something fixing precise terms . |