Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] reference to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is so only where the fence etc. was erected with reference to the highway and would probably not apply where the fence was erected for some other reason ( A.G. v Beynon , [ 1969 ] 2 All ER 263 ) . |
| 2 | Although the passing of a custodial sentence could be justified under the Act on the basis of dangerousness , the length of the sentence was limited by reference to the gravity of the offence , and the court found that the sentence was not excessive judged on this basis . |
| 3 | The appearance of two parallel systems of power was justified by reference to the continuing strong influence of the CPSU in elected provincial bodies . |
| 4 | I realise that there are constraints of time and problems with dissemination , but you would not expect your local GP to prescribe a drug unless he was satisfied that its use was justified by reference to the available research material . |
| 5 | Some of the earliest material ( i.e. object-types which are found both on the Continent and in England ) was dated by reference to the historical sources : â the oldest brooches belong to the time of the invasion â ( 156 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Held , granting the declarations , that it was the moment of adjudication of bankruptcy that caused the property of a bankrupt to vest in his trustee thereby causing an involuntary alienation of his property which resulted in the severance of any joint tenancy he might then be beneficially entitled to ; that the combined effect of sections 37(1) and 38 ( a ) of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 was not to vest title in the trustee retrospectively but rather to vest in the trustee when adjudication occurred title to property which was identified by reference to the property which belonged to the bankrupt at the commencement of the bankruptcy ; and that , accordingly , since the joint tenancy had not been severed before the wife 's death , on her death the husband , as survivor , became entitled to the whole beneficial interest in the properties , which on his adjudication as bankrupt vested in his trustee in bankruptcy ( post , pp. 206A , FâH , 207C ) . |
| 8 | Having established the ICAEW 's dominance as a regulator , we investigated whether this pattern was repeated with reference to the corresponding number of listed companies audited . |