Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [prep] reference to " in BNC.
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1 | In fact , pay-scales are mostly fixed by reference to other jobs in their sector rather than the rest of the art world , let alone in industry or the professions . |
2 | Under a contract of sale , these rules are reflected by the rule that damages for non-delivery or non-acceptance are normally assessed by reference to the market price rule ( SGA 1979 , ss50,51 ) . |
3 | The terms of the review are best illustrated by reference to the contrast between the field of social policy and the discipline of sociology . |
4 | Some parts of the new law are best explained by reference to the defects of the old , e.g. s.5(4) is difficult to understand without reference to Moynes v Coopper [ 1956 ] 1 QB 439 . |
5 | Benefits under a tax-approved company pension scheme are always limited by reference to earnings from the company . |
6 | Benefits under a tax-approved company pension scheme are always limited by reference to earnings from the company . |
7 | In particular , conclusions are often drawn with reference to the word ‘ percentage ’ , but often the question ‘ percentage of what ? ’ is conveniently ignored . |
8 | The welfare gains from decentralization are often considered by reference to those deadweight losses that result from centralization ( Oates 1972 ) . |
9 | The words ‘ dependent ’ and ‘ independent ’ are frequently used with reference to elderly people . |
10 | Over half ( nine ) of the female characters are initially typified by reference to physical characteristics . |
11 | Locke explains how property rights are initially obtained by reference to the labour expended on the property by the acquirer . |
12 | Concentration on the imposition of duties does not , however , distort our understanding of authority since all the other functions authorities may have are ultimately explained by reference to the imposition of duties . |