Example sentences of "refer to [art] " 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 | Writing in 1900 , the German architect and critic Hermann Muthesius identified as one of the most significant developments in European architecture the tendency of certain British architects towards what he described as a ‘ modern ’ style , which referred to no tradition , and created a new architectural language of space and mass . |
3 | I must er thank Mr for really outlining what it 's all about and cover all the issues because because Mr referred to no part being taken away . |
4 | They referred to a statement allegedly made by one of the accused that they were to receive payment from Mrs Mandela once the murder had been carried out . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The classical legends set down by ancient Greek poets like Homer referred to a number of gods , under their leader Zeus , supposedly located on Mount Olympus , who made occasional forays onto the human scene in various human or animal disguises . |
7 | In a case where an employer referred to a secretary using racist language , this was not a ‘ detriment ’ for this purpose . |
8 | It is noteworthy that the Committee received only one complaint about political balance , and that referred to a single item in one news programme . |
9 | In his speech , Mr Browne referred to a ‘ robust fight ’ ending in a ‘ good victory ’ for the Conservatives , and wished his successor ‘ sincere good luck ’ for the future . |
10 | It also referred to a local resident objecting to the scheme . |
11 | A headline in the early weeks of 1991 referred to a 20% failure rate in reading skills ; an alternative , and preferable , line would have been an 80% success rate and a reminder of the conclusion of the Warnock Committee that , at any one time , 18% of the school population has special educational needs . |
12 | According to Irish religion , Macha ( or Machas ) referred to a compound trinity of goddesses who concerned themselves with childbirth , agriculture and war . |
13 | Last week we mistakenly referred to a contributor , Dafydd Elis Thomas , as a Plaid Cymru MP . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | For a long time she had thought they referred to a mother and a female baby bear . |
16 | When questioned at the time , and for some time afterwards , as to what the novel was ‘ about ’ , I would reply vaguely that it referred to a period in my life in the 1960s , when I was married to a successful pop star and spent much of my time travelling up and down motorways , lulled with anti-depressants and sitting , an immobile non-person , in the back of a sealed , silent and chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce . |
17 | 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 . , |
18 | In a glowing vision of The ascent of man ( 1894 ) , Drummond acknowledged the Darwinian struggle for life , but he also referred to a struggle for the life of others . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Sometimes it referred to a " project " , i.e. a sustained piece of work on a topic often chosen by the pupil and done with a minimum of supervision . |
21 | He referred to a passage in the judgment of Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. in the earlier appeal [ 1992 ] Fam. 106 , 122–123 . |
22 | He then referred to a passage from the judgment of Nolan J. in Anderton v. Lythgoe [ 1985 ] 1 W.L.R. 222 , 228 , including the words which I have earlier cited . |
23 | Lord Wilberforce ( whose words I have also quoted ) had second thoughts in an extra-judicial capacity at a seminar in Canberra ( Symposium on Statutory Interpretation , Canberra , 1983 , p. 13 ) where he referred to a case in which the minister on two occasions during the passage of a Finance Bill stated expressly that the provision was not intended to tax a particular class of beneficiary . |
24 | Apparently we 've got a mistake on the back of that form , that it referred to a noncompliance report , on the back , which is referring to the front but the front was called a quick-fix report |
25 | It referred to a note which he 'd included with the Firearm Certificate application form and the fee , saying that he ( Sampson ) had a chance at a Weatherby Magnum Deluxe rifle at a price that was madness , but only if he could wrap the deal up within a few days . |
26 | In his last letter , Tristram referred to a document he was sending — or intending to send — to Beatrix . |
27 | Mr. Raffan : As the review referred to a much higher incidence of heart disease , strokes and most forms of cancer in Wales compared to the rest of the United Kingdom , will my right Hon. Friend assure the House that the Health Promotion Authority for Wales will have a much higher profile than it has had and a budget to match ? |
28 | This referred to a paper presented in 1876 . |
29 | So , in Pepper v. Hart , Lord Browne-Wilkinson referred to a press release issued contemporaneously with an admitted ministerial parliamentary statement . |
30 | He referred to a dinner given in honour of A. R. Orage , the retiring editor whom Philip Mairet was to replace , which was of inordinate length and at which there were interminable speeches , and where — this was represented as the ultimate horror , uttered in the tones of a cri de coeur — ‘ you could n't even get a drink ! ’ |