Example sentences of "described [pron] as the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The January price rises [ see p. 38730-31 ] had been higher than expected and painful , but he described them as the logical conclusions of the policies of Soviet Prime Ministers Nikolai Ryzhkov and Valentin Pavlov . |
| 2 | He described himself as the sinful Messiah . |
| 3 | Yesterday , sentencing Ferguson , Sheriff Colin MacKay described him as the prime mover . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | They described themselves as the forgotten people of Chile . |