Example sentences of "[prep] a reference to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3.17 Reference in this Lease to any clause sub-clause or Schedule without further designation shall be construed as a reference to the clause sub-clause or Schedule to this Lease so numbered |
| 2 | This was seen as a reference to the attitude of China which indicated it might withdraw if Taiwan were admitted into the group . |
| 3 | Speaking from the basilica on the site where the Virgin was said to have appeared in 1917 , he told a crowd of thousands that the Virgin was to be thanked for " leading nations towards liberty " — interpreted as a reference to the collapse of communist regimes in eastern Europe . |
| 4 | In the event of a dispute , a court will generally interpret a reference to some external document as a reference to the version in force at the time the contract is made ( Smith v S Wales Switchgear Ltd [ 1978 ] 1 WLR 165 ) ; however , a different rule may apply to procedural rules , such as the rules of an arbitration scheme . |
| 5 | However , if no copy of the terms is supplied , the reference will normally be interpreted as a reference to the version of the terms current at the time the contract is made ( Smith v S Wales Switchgear Ltd [ 1978 ] 1 WLR 165 ) . |
| 6 | The selection of Mr Taylor , 39 , was challenged at the time by a section of the local Tory party , with Mr Bill Galbraith , a 55-year-old publisher , leading the criticism with a reference to the candidate as ‘ a bloody nigger ’ . |
| 7 | The trial judge concluded his supplementary directions with a reference to the need for the members of the jury to ‘ give and take ’ in their deliberations , while still adhering scrupulously to their jurors ' oaths . |
| 8 | Except in a reference to the composition of Sweeney Agonistes , he wrote little about the place of alcohol , or any other narcotic , in literary creation . |
| 9 | ‘ My first job is to learn Saatchi 's activities and to do a good job of selling the consulting businesses , ’ he said , in a reference to the company 's previously announced plans to sell its management consultancy arm . |
| 10 | Then again , he 's just a likely to throw in a reference to the riddle of the sphinx or the Greek muses . |
| 11 | Jessica dropped in a reference to the Playboy of the Western World , her eye on Rory , but it passed as far over him as it did the seamen . |
| 12 | In this instance , I am asking the Court whether , having regard to the terms of its judgment upon Mr. Berry 's application for relisting , the Court considers that it has the power to entertain an appeal of the whole case upon a reference to the Court by me under section 17(1) ( a ) of the Act . |
| 13 | Roger Jones of Ex Libris , publisher and bookseller in Bradford on Avon , draws my attention to a reference to the bookshop in Miles Kington 's newly published The Jazz Anthology ( HarperCollins , £17.50 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ While I was checking the computer I came across a reference to the P-PRD . |
| 15 | I can see nothing the matter with the use of Form N111 although I agree that the form would be improved by a reference to the contemnor 's right to try to purge his contempt . |
| 16 | The terms and conditions that govern the electronic bill of lading are incorporated by a reference to the carrier 's ‘ long form ’ bill of lading , much as is done with paper based ‘ short form ’ bills of lading . |