Example sentences of "[not/n't] be described as [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , the film could not be described as hardcore pornography at all .
2 Of course the burning of one old man can not be described as persecution ; it was in no way a parallel to the persecution in England which gave an instinctively kindly woman the name of Bloody Mary .
3 A flight to residential care from a disagreeable home situation can not be described as choice .
4 Therefore , the lighting that had been installed to provide a normal level of additional illumination could not be described as plant .
5 The sick person would not be described as chan in such instances , although the cause would be identified as directly related to the behaviour of the spouse .
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