Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] by reference to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 2 | Partly in the questioner 's mind , erm could be answered by reference to language problems , I mean , a technical or professional qualifications may be equivalent , and may be awfully good , but if one expert and qualified person ca n't talk the language of the country he wants to work in , that 's going to be a barrier on its own , and I reckon that is often the bigger barrier between the easy movement of qualified people from one of our countries to another , than the lack of qualifications , or disagreement about qualifications themselves . |
| 3 | In this case , they can only be assessed by reference to actuality . |
| 4 | The groups would be defined by reference to subject matter ; eg public law , family law , contract and commercial law and so on . |
| 5 | One is that personnel officers , themselves often educated at universities , are simply prejudiced against the polys ; another , which can be supported by reference to A-level qualifications , is that universities recruit a superior class of student . |
| 6 | The recipe of supply-side economics can be illustrated by reference to Fig. 10–6 . |
| 7 | 4 For five movements with more than one section but with only a single total timing ( nos. 3 , 4 , 6,15,18 ) , tempos of the different sections may be postulated by reference to tempo relationships in table 1 , themselves established in most cases by reference to the time-words found in the sources ( see also table 2 ) . |
| 8 | 1.29 The need for private nursing is chiefly a matter for medical evidence but the extent and likely cost can best be established by reference to expert evidence such as that available from the British Nursing Association or local nursing agencies whose addresses can be found in the Nursing Times . |
| 9 | The problems raised by these questions are discussed by reference to English , American and Australian legislation . |
| 10 | Other physical assets were valued by reference to evidence of recent selling-prices of similar items . |
| 11 | Where the entitlement to dividends in respect of non-equity shares is calculated by reference to time , the dividends should be accounted for on an accruals basis . |
| 12 | Law 's inability is explained by reference to unenforceability or to unsuitability ; attempts to deal with family problems are said to bring law into disrepute . |
| 13 | ‘ if it is demonstrated by reference to authority binding on this court , or by reference to clearly established principles of the common law , that the appellants were rightly held to have committed the actus reus of contempt of court , this court can not apply directly the terms of the Convention so as to reach a different conclusion . |
| 14 | It is supported by reference to section 10(4) , section 11(1) and section 37(1) of the Act which provide as follows : |
| 15 | 13 , the definition of sale by retail was considered and it was held that the sale was defined by reference to quantity sold , not to the person to whom that quantity was sold . |