Example sentences of "refer to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 170 it was held that the word ‘ convicted ’ in sections 9 and 12 of the Coinage Offences Act 1861 ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99 ) referred to no more than a finding of guilt . |
| 2 | Russell , for example , thought that the reduction in ( a ) was possible , by translating all indexicals ( or as he preferred , egocentric Particulars ) into expressions containing this , where the latter referred to a subjective experience . |
| 3 | He referred to a mysterious Mr Noble as the man who had recruited Badenoch and brought the drugs north for distribution . |
| 4 | The ‘ offensive ’ article in the London Evening Standard also referred to a nude poster wrongly said to adorn her office wall , the High Court heard . |
| 5 | In one scheme , " practical work " meant the use of surveying instruments , in another it referred to a narrow range of conventional geometrical constructions using compasses and set squares . |
| 6 | First , in his evidence he referred to a better solution as being quotes , seeks a small residential setting with some other people , unquote and went on to refer to the possibility of the plaintiff entering one of the Cheshire Homes . |
| 7 | Now Mr referred to a two percent clear up rate , I 'm not quite certain what figure that is , I know in Wiltshire it 's much better than that in the thirties and forties . |
| 8 | At the outset of his remarks , he referred to a double opt-out . |
| 9 | It is noteworthy that the Committee received only one complaint about political balance , and that referred to a single item in one news programme . |
| 10 | Later the trade unions Turk-Is and the Genel Maden-Is challenged the version of events which referred to a sudden surge in the level of methane gas and said that human negligence was probably responsible . |
| 11 | Although there is no clear evidence , reference made in Van Gogh 's letters indicates that the sexton 's house was on the north side of Turnham Green ( now Acton Green ) , and although he referred to a Methodist school , in all probability the church at Turnham Green was another of the non-conforming denominations and it seems likely that the little wooden church at Turnham Green , which he had sketched , was the earliest Congregational Church , sited off Chiswick High Road , opposite to its junction with Chiswick Road , and just west of King 's Place , The little church was probably in use prior to the erection , in 1878 , of the large Congregational Church on the adjoining sit . |
| 12 | The ‘ battered child syndrome ’ first discovered by Henry Kempe in 1962 referred to a clinical condition in young children , invariably under three , who had received serious physical abuse , usually from a parent , and was identified by the association of subdural haematoma ( a pooling of blood around the skull ) together with evidence of broken or healing long bones ( Kempe et al . , |
| 13 | An official quoted in a report in the Los Angeles Times of April 26 referred to a secret meeting , at which he was present , only two months before the invasion , when senior administration members decided to continue funnelling assistance , including food aid , intelligence data and advanced weapons technology . |
| 14 | The hon. Member for Rother Valley referred to a national plan for energy . |
| 15 | It also referred to a local resident objecting to the scheme . |
| 16 | I think that the hon. Gentleman is referring to certain press reports that appeared last week which referred to an alleged internal British Rail document about the implications of privatisation for InterCity . |
| 17 | Over the past decade , the care of that group has been privatised : the hon. Member for Macclesfield illustrated the process very clearly when he referred to an excellent nursing home in his constituency , a fairly large institution containing trained nurses . |
| 18 | He referred to an Old Testament story in which King David , regarded by the Jews as their greatest king , had broken the law when it was necessary to feed his retreating and hungry troops . |
| 19 | He referred to an old paper that is regularly recycled by one of the unions . |
| 20 | He referred to the six pack and my initial thought was well , what 's a six pack of Newcastle Brown Ale got ta do with Health and Safety ? |
| 21 | He referred to the political reforms introduced by the Treasury in other Departments and to the Financial Management Initiative . |
| 22 | He referred to the new written policy and circulated four letters from parents objecting to the proposed closure . |
| 23 | A petition of the 1660s referred to the entire dependence of many local people on the trade , particularly ‘ ye constant imployment of at least 50,000 lusty able workman ready for defence of your Majesty and ye Nacion in case of general needs ’ . |
| 24 | The Report by the Council of Chief State School Officers of the US referred to the economic imperative of quality education for all ; it is more than that — all young people have the right to quality education . |
| 25 | He referred to the economic problems faced by architects and wider matters affecting the professions in speeches in the House of Lords . |
| 26 | Only once was a jarring note struck , and that was when Roger referred to the long room leading out of the kitchen as the ‘ museum ’ . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman also referred to the assisted area map . |
| 28 | He referred to the European Commissioner 's comments on the environmental assessment . |
| 29 | In discussing the theory of the firm , we referred to the differential information available to shareholders and managers . |
| 30 | A report emanating from Argentina referred to the alleged involvement of Eliecer Gaitán , Noriega 's ex-security chief , thought to be in hiding in Argentina following his escape from the papal nunciature in Panama on Sept. 16 [ see pp. 37706-07 ] . |