Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] [prep] reference to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is particularly unlikely to happen if , as is often the case , guide-lines are constructed with reference to existing sentencing levels . |
| 2 | The author seems more at home with that part of the study in which behavioural activities are interpreted by reference to models . |
| 3 | Similarly , where rules are incorporated by reference to some other document , there should be adequate reference to draw them to members ' attention . |
| 4 | The rules appear to assume that a higher level of disclosure should be made to private customers , but unless the common law rules are altered by reference to the entirety of the rules and the assumptions in them rather than to a specific rule , this result may not be achieved . |
| 5 | Concentrations were derived by reference to a standard curve ( Behring Diagnostics ) . |
| 6 | Relative percentages of each transcript were estimated with reference to srRNA . |
| 7 | This practice is justified by reference to the fact that those permanent staff members performing notionally the same job take on a quasi-supervisory function during the peak period . |
| 8 | The valuation date will usually be the rent review date ; and the court will lean in favour of a construction which produces the result that the rent is valued by reference to values prevailing at the start of the period for which it is payable ( Glofield Properties v Morley ( No 2 ) [ 1989 ] 2 EGLR 118 ) . |
| 9 | Field data is collected with reference to : |
| 10 | This submission was supported by reference to various decisions of the court to the effect that it is a strict test . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) I remarked above that epistemic appearances are identified by reference to a thought from which we wisely refrain , a ‘ would-be ’ thought . |
| 12 | Annual rate bills are calculated by reference to rateable values and the rate multiplier . |
| 13 | 14 ) , wrote in his analysis of the concept of political power that : ‘ Power , then , is generalized capacity to secure the performance of binding obligations by units in a system of collective organization when the obligations are legitimized with reference to their bearing on collective goals ’ . |
| 14 | A straightforward , attractive , and testable interpretation of Sag & Hankamer 's suggestion is that ellipses are interpreted with reference to only a representation of the superficial features of a text , while model interpretive anaphors are interpreted with reference to only a mental model . |
| 15 | Order 16 , r 9 ( as revised ) made important changes to the rules on transfer and requires that : ( 1 ) the grounds of an application for transfer be stated by reference to the criteria in art 7(5) ; and ( 2 ) all applications ( whether or not based on " financial substance " ) be supported by a statement of value . |
| 16 | Nor can the operation of constitutional law be understood without reference to the practice of politics . |
| 17 | The extent and nature of migration is discussed with reference to the evolution of local labour markets . |
| 18 | This key policy issue is addressed by reference to recent events in the engineering sector in three contrasting local labour markets within the North West of England . |
| 19 | In these latter cases , the guaranteed payment against the countersigned bill of exchange is made by reference to a measurable and external act such as , for example , completion and authentication of shipping documents . |
| 20 | Indeed , in many cases it appears that the ellipsis is interpreted with reference to a content-based representation . |
| 21 | If the consideration for the takeover is calculated by reference to a formula then Appendix 2 of the Code should be consulted . |
| 22 | This point is exemplified with reference to tense and mood variation in Spanish si clauses ( see 50–52 above ) ; Lavandera points out that although the alternants may be defined as variants of an underlying variable in the sense that they are truth-conditional semantic equivalents , and pattern according to external social factors , they differ in modal meaning ( see Huddleston 1984 : 165 for a discussion of these semantic issues ) . |
| 23 | The recently published fourth edition was updated with reference to the database of the incomparable Oxford English Dictionary , itself published in a new edition in 1989 . |
| 24 | The quantity of mitochondrial DNA isolated from the H and W strains was estimated with reference to nuclear DNA . |
| 25 | The problems raised by these questions are discussed by reference to English , American and Australian legislation . |
| 26 | But if the damages are calculated without reference to income tax that will not be so . |
| 27 | Actions are judged by reference to their own conceptions of dignity and integrity , regardless of other influences . |
| 28 | Gains on property disposals are calculated by reference to historical net book value to the Group . |
| 29 | The episodes in which that action figures are classified by reference to local conventions as having the force of the performance of this or that social act , such as greeting , betting , leave-taking , and so on . |
| 30 | The matter is further complicated by the fact that the disclosure letter will almost always say the disclosures are made by reference to the warranty to which they are thought to be most applicable , but they also apply to all warranties . |