Example sentences of "[been] described [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | Conversely , to enter the chemical laboratory envisaged in 1606 by Andreas Libavius — a respectable Lutheran humanist , critic of the Paracelsians , and author of what has been described as the first chemical textbook — would be to enter an open house in which the products of the furnace were investigated with a sense of responsibility for the welfare of one 's fellow men . |
2 | Plans for setting up the Newbolt Committee were initiated in the course of an unprecedented mobilization of the whole population to sustain what has been described as the first " total " war effort . |
3 | In 1833 J. C. Loudon , who has been described as the first architectural journalist , announced that the ‘ great object ’ of his Encyclopaedia of Cottage , Farm and Villa Architecture was ‘ to show how the dwellings of the whole mass of society may be equalized in point of all essential comforts , conveniences and beauties ’ . |
4 | This has been described as the first ‘ social laboratory ’ where children can experiment with relationships and learn to cope with change , envy , competitiveness and rivalry — things that will help them to develop social skills . |
5 | In what has been described as the first case of its kind in Britain , Greenpeace is taking the chemical concern ICI to court , accusing it of illegally discharging pollutants . |