Example sentences of "what can only [be] describe " in BNC.
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| 1 | The squad I ran became what can only be described as more ‘ disordered ’ and ‘ polluted ’ than had been the accepted norm , and we exhibited many verbal and nonverbal signals of this divergent nature . |
| 2 | It felt like it in the GLX , with what can only be described as feeble front-end grip , resulting in premature and excessive understeer . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was two or three days earlier that I had made my appointment , and as luck so often has it , the due day arrived to what can only be described as ‘ one of those days ’ . |
| 5 | In parallel to what can only be described as ‘ photo-painting ’ , Bowran has been developing a means of recreating the effect of a charcoal drawing with a printer colleague . |
| 6 | It troubled me with what can only be described as the Idea of Autumn . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The paint was brushed on , rubbed down , another coat , another rub , until perhaps ten or twelve coats had been applied to give what can only be described as a wonderful finish . |
| 9 | A seven-year-old lovable imp turned overnight into what can only be described as a ‘ demon ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ We did ask you nicely , ’ he said , with what can only be described as the faintest of smirks . |
| 11 | Those poor children in the Cairngorms had just been recovered from the clutches of what can only be described as moronic supervisors . |
| 12 | Although I 'm strongly against what can only be described as the ‘ bastardisation ’ of a property , a little out-of-keeping decor is often unavoidable unless you restrict yourself to a very limited range of choice . |
| 13 | Nottingham University lecturer Tony Thompson , a member of the inquiry team , said yesterday : ‘ Staff were subject to some manipulation by what can only be described as evil people . |
| 14 | Looking back over this year 's first round matches , obviously Germany 's defeat in Rio by Brazil , amid what can only be described as typical South American frenzy and excitement , was the biggest shock and one which might even lead to repercussions not only by the ITF about crowd behaviour in some parts of the world but also from within the disgruntled German camp . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks among the warring Unix camps , which appear to be being sponsored by Unix International Inc , says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp with Windows NT , the initiative still lacks the compulsion that galvanised the part of the industry — led by those that saw Unix primarily as a threat — to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 17 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks that Unix International seems to be sponsoring ( UX No 423 , 424 ) says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp , the project still lacks the compulsion that galvanized the industry to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 18 | In what can only be described as a pampered career , James was given considerable financial support by the library who funded his PhD , housed him and his family , and allowed him to receive numerous outside grants and sponsorships to fund extensive foreign travel . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , the City Council has behaved in what can only be described as a lax , sluggish and offhand manner towards one of the few private initiatives at the very centre of Dutch cultural life . |
| 20 | After lunch on the Sunday before his Chanel show , eaten with his workroom staff and assistants in the workers ' canteen on the top floor of the rue Cambon , Lagerfeld holds what can only be described as an old-fashioned levée . |
| 21 | And in pursuit of that perspective , that outlook the Communist Party launched a series of what can only be described as ad adventurist er attacks on the new Kuomintang authorities . |
| 22 | Diagnostics report what can only be described as an — invasion . |
| 23 | However , the Sports Council for Wales is taking what can only be described as a very aggressive approach to this and a number of other sensitive recreation/environment issues at present . |
| 24 | If the Walled Garden and Garden Cottage were to be transferred to the ownership of Oatridge Agricultural because of the previous set out in the above piece of legislation this would have very serious consequences to the capital value of what can only be described as the department 's most valued property asset . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |