Example sentences of "it refer to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The very brief account she gave now was selective — it referred to Anna but not to Anna 's story ; Rome was a place of origin ; there was no mention of a Mena or a Mr James ( Simon she could not entirely subdue ) , the prince was a bare name . |
| 2 | It refers to G M , G M B sponsored MPs and MEPs . |
| 3 | And it refers to Britain 's own advanced passenger train as carrying ‘ its first fare-paying passengers in a record-breaking run from London to Glasgow before being withdrawn from service for further trials ’ . |
| 4 | Either it refers to behaviour which does not have to be learned or it refers to behaviour which has been so thoroughly learned that it can be done ‘ naturally ’ , ie without conscious thought and application . |
| 5 | Either it refers to behaviour which does not have to be learned or it refers to behaviour which has been so thoroughly learned that it can be done ‘ naturally ’ , ie without conscious thought and application . |
| 6 | Birth spacing is sometimes used synonymously with birth timing ( see intervals ) , but usually it refers to efforts aiming to achieve the " proper " ( healthy , economic or convenient ) timing of births either consciously ( by planning and controlling the timing of births ) or in accordance with traditions ( by following customs relevant to breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence which assure the " proper " spacing ) , and the results of such efforts as they are manifested in the birth intervals . |
| 7 | Rather , it refers to Jesus 's membership in a specific group or sect with a specific religious and/or political orientation — the ‘ Nazarene Party ’ , as certain modern experts call it . |
| 8 | Now I 've heard about you know the question of definition of where the edge of the open countryside is and that 's a valid point but if we if we have in mind the open countryside , it seems to me that P P G seven does clearly differentiate between the countryside , the countryside , rural areas and the open countryside where it refers to development being strictly controlled . |
| 9 | Note : Where reference is made in this policy to ‘ the Company ’ or ‘ the Group ’ , it refers to Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited and its associated UK companies . |
| 10 | ‘ Private schools ’ has a narrow sense , now slightly archaic , in which it refers to schools run for profit by teacher-entrepreneurs ( a minority , especially at secondary level ) ; in this sense , the term ‘ private schools ’ is opposed to ‘ public schools ’ , which are not profit-making . |
| 11 | If we use the term ‘ schizoid ’ in its clinical sense we find it refers to people who have : |
| 12 | Defamatory comment may not be actionable if it refers to people by class rather than by name . |
| 13 | To be strictly accurate a species can be defined precisely only in living animals , where it refers to populations that can interbreed under natural conditions , and which produce offspring that are capable of further reproducing their kind . |
| 14 | excluded if it refers to arrangements between a body corporate and another body corporate within the same group or is in connection with a joint enterprise as noted above |
| 15 | If the foreigner made that transfer in the past before he became ordinarily resident here the clause would not apply to him because in its opening words it refers to individuals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom . |
| 16 | When the name was officially changed the term ‘ non-objective ’ fell into general disfavour , possibly because of a public mis-perception that it referred to art without a purpose . |
| 17 | Leskov was prepared to accept the utility of the term " liberal " , but only if it referred to advocates of moderation . |
| 18 | As to the projected translation mentioned in the last paragraph , it referred to Sorel 's Illusions du Progrès . |
| 19 | Does it refer to territory already held by the Croatians or does it apply to old frontiers which are up for grabs ? |
| 20 | Finally , Sources for English Local History by W.B. Stephens ( Cambridge 1981 ) is a quite indispensable guide , for not only does it refer to archives and collections , but suggests ways in which they may be used , and does so by major subject categories : population and social structure ; local government and politics ; poor relief ; charities , prices and wages ; industry , trade and communications ; agriculture ; education ; religion ; and houses , housing and health . |