Example sentences of "reference to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He argued that reference to a male should precede any reference to a woman , again reflecting the order of nature .
2 The absence of reference to a division of the southern province , therefore , is not altogether surprising .
3 Thus it is only by reference to a standard of normality that we can identify and respond to actions such as those of children and the insane .
4 A reference to a payment of £10 , towards a Survey carried out by the Greenodd Canal Co. , is of very great interest .
5 Equally , the temporary employment businesses make reference to a share of their workers subsequently being offered permanent jobs by the organisations with which they have been placed ( FPS , 1983 ) .
6 Many countries , especially on the European continent , still favour the " stratotype " concept , whereby a stratigraphical division ( normally a stage ) is defined by reference to a type section or stratotype , at or near the locality mentioned in the stage name .
7 I would call genealogy … a form of history which can account for the constitution of knowledges , discourses , domains of objects etc. , without having to make reference to a subject which is either transcendental in relation to the field of events or runs in its empty sameness throughout the course of history .
8 The definition of a ‘ fleet ’ has been established without any reference to a member of vehicles in order to overcome administrative difficulties for members .
9 One might think at first blush that a passing reference to a person that all your readers will have heard of would serve to authenticate your story .
10 Used strictly whether in reference to a household , a corporation or a government , an economy consists of a set of activities by which scarce means are allocated to specific ends .
11 Where a party to a contract deals as consumer or on the other 's written standard terms of business ( McCrone v Boots Farm Sales Ltd 1981 SLT 103 ) that other can not by reference to a contract term limit , exclude or restrict his liability ( ss3 , 13(1) of UCTA 1977 ) , and this applies to terms and notices ( s13(2) of UCTA 1977 ) .
12 He also attacked Brian Walsh , the chairman , whom he called ‘ a clever dick ’ , a somewhat foolhardy reference to a Queen 's Counsel .
13 The story of Hengist in Stamford is a local legend based on a reference to a battle at Stamford in Henry of Huntingdon 's ( 1084–1155 ) Historia Anglorum .
14 To explain , make clear , with reference to a difficulty or problem .
15 Section 5(1) of UCTA 1977 states : 5- ( 1 ) In the case of goods of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption , where loss or damage ( a ) arises from the goods proving defective while in consumer use ; and ( b ) results from the negligence of a person concerned in the manufacture or distribution of the goods , liability for the loss or damage can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term or notice contained in or operating by reference to a guarantee of the goods .
16 Although it would be possible to pursue the question of history in terms of such analyses of the forms of historicity , such an enquiry would take us on a very different path from that prompted by our original question , namely if poststructuralism can apparently be faulted by reference to a history which it neglects , where in Marxism can this history be found ?
17 We noticed that as one of Mrs 's appendices er there was a reference to a willingness by one of her clients to provide other ponds , were development to er proceed on the area known as D thirty nine .
18 ’ But there is no reference to a by-product . ’
19 Now all I 'm suggesting to him is that there is here apparently a requirement laid down by the treaty which ca n't be aggregated by any one individual member state which could actually only be enforced by reference to a court of justice and what I 'd like to ask is in the light of this very deep seated concern by the French about Strasbourg er and the European parliament building and the knowledge that this is of such importance to the er of er voting and of representation in the community of the European elections .
20 He made his way to Nashville , no doubt to solidify a country-music vote thought to be lost by his rival Bill Clinton ever since the Democrat 's wife made a flip reference to a song by Tammy Wynette .
21 It is unfortunate that the confirmation of Æthelric of Bocking 's will , with its reference to a plan to receive him in Essex perhaps as early as 991 , gives no further details .
22 In all cases the premises ought to be defined by reference to a plan , probably stated to be for identification purposes only unless the plan is supposed to take precedence over the verbal description of the premises .
23 In urban areas , a plan will seldom be necessary because there the local authorities are obliged to notify the Registry of all changes of streets and house numbers ; in country districts the property should be described by reference to a plan .
24 Remember that whenever either a conveyance , lease or transfer defines the land by reference to a plan attached to the document , the plan must be signed ( sealed and attested by director and secretary in the case of a company ) by all parties — except that the conveyancer for buyers can sign on their behalf if they state the capacity in which they sign it : " solicitor for the transferee . "
25 May L.J. , at p. 41 , refers to a submission made by counsel for the prosecution that Nolan J. 's reference to ‘ the alternatives ’ was a reference to a choice between breath on the one hand and blood or urine on the other hand and not to a choice between blood and urine .
26 The earliest definite reference to a mill there is 1741 , when the New Mills were described as recently built .
27 In a developed legal system the rules of recognition are of course more complex ; instead of identifying rules exclusively by reference to a text or list they do so by reference to some general characteristic possessed by the primary rules .
28 ( b ) Registered land Any reference to a trust will be excluded from the register ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s74 ) .
29 It is often difficult to make the policy implementation distinction with reference to a service operated by professionals .
30 Where the cost of finance under a facility is determined by reference to a base rate ( such as LIBOR ) a change in the base rate should not be regarded as an increase in the level of finance costs for this purpose .
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