Example sentences of "by referring [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , they can give them physical shape by referring to Noverre 's seven movements of dance , viz. to bend , stretch , rise , jump , glide , dart and turn . |
| 2 | Derrida 's reply did not take the form of a reasoned rebuttal but of ninety pages of verbal clowning , which put Searle in his place by referring to him throughout as ‘ Sarl ’ , an acronym for ‘ Societé à responsabilité limitée ’ , which means a limited company . |
| 3 | Mr Kohl helps keep Mr Schäuble 's stock high by referring to him as a future chancellor , but by ‘ future ’ he does not mean ‘ soon ’ . |
| 4 | The storyteller explains her words by referring to the deaths of her father-in-law and husband , as well as the capture of the ark . |
| 5 | They deny , however , that anything useful is added by referring to states of the brain in terms of awareness or consciousness , or even as representations of the environment . |
| 6 | The need to build hypotheses into pattern-recognizing programs can best be illustrated by referring to the many programs that have been written to interpret line diagrams ( see Figure 12 ) . |
| 7 | Professor Crutzen illustrated these developments by referring to the individual and competing chemical roles of nitrogen oxides and CFCs with regard to stratospheric ozone depletion , particularly over the Antarctic . |
| 8 | The debate over the middle peasantry can only be resolved by referring to concrete situations . |
| 9 | After The Wildwood , colour photographs by Aberystwyth-based Jeremy Moore explore our relationship with trees and woodland and indicate changes which have taken place over time , by referring to contemporary evidence ( until 15 Feb ) . |
| 10 | One of the police officers responded by referring to the ‘ new manual ’ , parts of which were then read out in court . |
| 11 | Gallwey describes the learning process in detail by referring to a ‘ Self 1 ’ and a ‘ Self 2 ’ . |
| 12 | The lines are positioned by referring to the CE or balance point of the rig . |
| 13 | When choosing a massage oil , you can , if you like , try to match your partner 's needs by referring to the therapeutic charts and other Aromatherapy information in Chapter 5 . |
| 14 | The company claimed that Mr Shove 's financial loss as a result of being deprived of private use of the car should be calculated by referring to the tax charge on it . |
| 15 | Hall no doubt attempted to justify his action , by referring to the meeting that he had with Lewis on 4th August , and although Palmerston said that he had checked with Lewis , there must have been some misunderstanding between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 16 | By referring to ‘ any proceedings brought because of an alleged odour nuisance ’ it is clear that the Department of Environment did not intend to restrict the occasions when adherence to the code of practice may , at the discretion of the court be a relevant consideration . |
| 17 | The text pronounces that so far as the words are concerned no trust is created , but then goes on to give a moral reason for holding one to have been created ; it ends by referring to a similar decision of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 18 | ‘ Lady Agnes , what did you mean by referring to Queen Yolande as a virgin pretending to be pregnant ? ’ |
| 19 | Ambassador Lipski had begun to complain to Göring that German newspapers like Der Stürmer and Der Gessilige from Pila were stirring up resentment against the Poles throughout the border districts by referring to the forcible separation of Danzig from the Reich , and by referring to the Polish Corridor as land ceded to Poland . |
| 20 | Ambassador Lipski had begun to complain to Göring that German newspapers like Der Stürmer and Der Gessilige from Pila were stirring up resentment against the Poles throughout the border districts by referring to the forcible separation of Danzig from the Reich , and by referring to the Polish Corridor as land ceded to Poland . |
| 21 | Demonstrate the type of person you are by referring to any special responsibilities you had and any promotion which you earned . |
| 22 | In medical terminology the proembryo is often referred to as ‘ conceptus ’ , which , by referring to a past rather than a future event , has the additional advantage of neutrality . |
| 23 | Each flip-flop can be accessed by referring to its row and column . |
| 24 | By referring to the address , we select any flip-flop we choose . |
| 25 | I have suggested that what Gandhi may be trying to point out by referring to the convertibility of the terms means and ends in his teaching is that our ideals not only inform the ends we aim at but also the means we employ to reach them . |
| 26 | The former health secretary brushed aside talk of a demotion by referring to himself as the new Minister for Majorism . |
| 27 | If Brian Wilson wishes to echo the slurs of Ian Lang by referring to those organising the call for a referendum as ‘ headless chickens ’ , that is his choice , but if he thinks that is the best way to protect health , education and jobs from Tory policies , it is he who will be judged harshly . |
| 28 | The decision sets a precedent for the interpretation of legislation generally by referring to ministerial statements at the time the relevant legislation was introduced . |
| 29 | The House of Lords reached this decision in Pepper v Hart [ 1992 ] STI 1026 by referring to ministerial statements at the time the relevant legislation ( s 63 , FA 1976 ) was introduced . |
| 30 | In May 1898 , Lawrence Dicksee , then one of the more authoritative commentators on auditing , opened a lecture by referring to the ‘ grave and increasing responsibilities which are being cast upon auditors ’ . |