Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] [prep] reference to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relative percentages of each transcript were estimated with reference to srRNA . |
| 2 | This practice is justified by reference to the fact that those permanent staff members performing notionally the same job take on a quasi-supervisory function during the peak period . |
| 3 | The valuation date will usually be the rent review date ; and the court will lean in favour of a construction which produces the result that the rent is valued by reference to values prevailing at the start of the period for which it is payable ( Glofield Properties v Morley ( No 2 ) [ 1989 ] 2 EGLR 118 ) . |
| 4 | Nearly half the songs on Lovesexy explicitly expound Prince 's nebulous ideas about salvation , and the rest of the album is limned with references to a ‘ new power ’ , a positivism that is our answer to the problems of a world that 's going to hell in a handbasket . |
| 5 | This submission was supported by reference to various decisions of the court to the effect that it is a strict test . |
| 6 | Order 16 , r 9 ( as revised ) made important changes to the rules on transfer and requires that : ( 1 ) the grounds of an application for transfer be stated by reference to the criteria in art 7(5) ; and ( 2 ) all applications ( whether or not based on " financial substance " ) be supported by a statement of value . |
| 7 | Nor can the operation of constitutional law be understood without reference to the practice of politics . |
| 8 | The extent and nature of migration is discussed with reference to the evolution of local labour markets . |
| 9 | This key policy issue is addressed by reference to recent events in the engineering sector in three contrasting local labour markets within the North West of England . |
| 10 | In these latter cases , the guaranteed payment against the countersigned bill of exchange is made by reference to a measurable and external act such as , for example , completion and authentication of shipping documents . |
| 11 | Indeed , in many cases it appears that the ellipsis is interpreted with reference to a content-based representation . |
| 12 | If the consideration for the takeover is calculated by reference to a formula then Appendix 2 of the Code should be consulted . |
| 13 | This point is exemplified with reference to tense and mood variation in Spanish si clauses ( see 50–52 above ) ; Lavandera points out that although the alternants may be defined as variants of an underlying variable in the sense that they are truth-conditional semantic equivalents , and pattern according to external social factors , they differ in modal meaning ( see Huddleston 1984 : 165 for a discussion of these semantic issues ) . |
| 14 | The recently published fourth edition was updated with reference to the database of the incomparable Oxford English Dictionary , itself published in a new edition in 1989 . |
| 15 | The standard level of service is determined by reference to the total level of revenue spending the Government thinks appropriate for all local authorities in England . |
| 16 | A defect is defined by reference to the expectation of safety in the product and this relates to property damage as well as death and personal injury . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | All the studies related to ‘ Guernica ’ and ‘ Las Meniñas ’ are reproduced and each work of art is identified by references to the catalogues of Zervos and the other authorities . |
| 19 | Whether and how the brave new world of social care promulgated by government can be operationalized must in part be answered by reference to the experiences gained in field innovations of the kind we studied . |
| 20 | The SDR interest rate is determined by reference to a combined market interest rate based on an average of rates on short-term instruments ; the rate is set weekly . |
| 21 | The argument is supported by reference to the decision of the Divisional Court in Reg. v. Secretary of State for the Home Department , Ex parte Handscomb , 86 Cr.App.R. 59 . |
| 22 | The neglect of the needs of those disabled after retirement age is excused by reference to the growth in pensioners ' incomes in recent years which , of course , overlooks the acute poverty among older people with disabilities and the fact that the growth in incomes has been concentrated among better-off pensioners . |
| 23 | Having established the ICAEW 's dominance as a regulator , we investigated whether this pattern was repeated with reference to the corresponding number of listed companies audited . |
| 24 | I realise that there are constraints of time and problems with dissemination , but you would not expect your local GP to prescribe a drug unless he was satisfied that its use was justified by reference to the available research material . |
| 25 | This relief is calculated with reference to an assumed general rate liability for 1990/91 which is £248 . |
| 26 | Relief is calculated by reference to the difference between an assumed rate bill for 1989–90 and the community charge which your authority would set if authorities in the area were spending in 1990–91 in line with assumptions made by the Government . |
| 27 | Unlike America or France , the Government is defined by reference to its ability to command majority support in the lower House . |
| 28 | Any application for transfer to the High Court ( other than family business ) must set out the grounds upon which the application is made by reference to the criteria . |
| 29 | These are not entirely satisfactory as they are simply crude adaptations of the basic forms in which a specification is substituted for references to bills of quantities . |
| 30 | This means that stamp duty is assessed by reference to the highest ascertainable rent which might become payable under the lease . |