Example sentences of "describe it as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both leaders admitted that several issues remained unresolved by the treaty , but they described it as a good basis for the development of future bilateral relations . |
| 2 | Manager Lennie Lawrence described it as a good old-fashioned scrap . |
| 3 | When sentencing him at Oxford Crown Court today , Judge Leo Clarke described it as a motiveless and shocking attack . |
| 4 | Also on Beinn Bhan , Der Riesenwand was climbed by Roger Webb by the original line , and Robin Clothier by an accidental direct finish ( sorry , partners unknown ) , and Gully of the Gods by Robin Beadle and Martin Moran , who described it as a superb but straightforward grade V. |
| 5 | Mrs Gibson described it as a living history book . |
| 6 | Nicholas Winterton , who is planning to abstain in next week 's vote , described it as a short-term fix rather than a long-term solution . |
| 7 | Jesus described it as a spiritual rebirth . |
| 8 | Lord Taylor , sitting with Mr Justice Pill and Mr Justice Sedley , described it as a tragic case of homicide within a family . |
| 9 | The Regional Health Authority tonight described it as a tragic story . |
| 10 | Although Serbian officials dismissed the incident as an outbreak of mass hysteria , Albanians described it as a mass poisoning perpetrated by Serbian nationalists , and anti-Serbian and anti-Montenegrin demonstrations quickly broke out across the province . |
| 11 | President Compaore , in his closing address to the congress , described it as a resounding victory for the Burkinabe people against economic alienation and for more democracy . |
| 12 | Desert Storm commander , General Norman Schwarzkopf described it as an historic day : a day to make it clear who was in charge . |
| 13 | Coun Bob Brady , committee chairman described it as an exciting project which would be part of the town 's City Challenge programme . |
| 14 | Some elements in the Argentine military , along with members of the opposition UCR , characterized the abandonment of the missile programme as a capitulation to US demands , and described it as an irresponsible move at a time when Chile was suspected to be seeking a new missile . |
| 15 | The intensified aerial bombardment and resulting civilian casualties came in for strong criticism , with all the opposition groups in parliament ( hitherto supportive of military action against the LTTE ) subscribing to a statement which described it as an inhuman action against the people . |
| 16 | Does my right hon. Friend remember that when the investment income surcharge was abolished in 1984 , the then Chancellor of the Exchequer described it as an unfair and anomalous tax on savings and on the rewards of personal enterprise ? |
| 17 | While some described it as an important strengthening of the rights of children , others saw it as a willingness to overturn natural family links in order to pander to a child 's desire to acquire richer parents . |
| 18 | By the latter half of the century , the majority of books on child care — which were enjoying a tremendous popularity — strongly recommended breast-feeding and described it as the normal practice ( Fildes 1980 ) . |
| 19 | I would rather describe it as a lively interest . ’ |
| 20 | Quite clearly , to the shame of local and central government , the homelessness crisis has been allowed to get to such a level that I would describe it as a national disgrace . ’ |
| 21 | We can describe it as the seamless integration of data , text , images and sound within a single digital information environment . |
| 22 | While , when Leeds scores a similar ( except better effort ) bollex head ( Coppell ) describes it as a lucky passage of play and not from a great footie team . |
| 23 | On patrol , Constable Keith Raw describes it as a difficult estate to police . |
| 24 | He describes it as a steep overhanging wall , with two hard 12 feet sections . |
| 25 | Barry Humphries ' cartoon hero Barry McKenzie made cracks about Château Chunder , the star wine from down under , fondly describing it as a great emetic . |
| 26 | Martin Moran and M. Welsh climbed Deep Gash Gully ( V ) on Sgurr a'Mhadaidh , describing it as a formidable and atmospheric winter climb . |
| 27 | With the UN Earth Summit due to open in Rio in early June , the government tried to minimize the impact of the crisis , describing it as a domestic matter . |
| 28 | The association of such a unit with a header describing it as a bibliographic entity ( see further HDR below ) is regarded as a single *lt ; tei> element . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman pays rightful tribute to small business , describing it as the economic backbone of his constituency . |
| 30 | Taken aback by the interruption , Jiang hesitated before continuing with his speech , in which he criticised the United States , describing it as the sole superpower in the post-Cold War era . |