The phrase "a reference to the possibility" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing or indicating a mention or allusion to a potential situation or outcome.
Example: "The author makes a reference to the possibility of climate change affecting future generations in her latest book."
Alternatives: "an allusion to the potential" or "a mention of the likelihood".
Aides later confirmed this was a reference to the possibility of taking out a further mortgage on the property.
A more curious route of inquiry was "Attaining Gigantik Dimensions", presumably a reference to the possibility of enlarging the human race.
Among the hints was a reference to the possibility of the police using tear gas: "If you are asthmatic, stay away from chemical weapons".
All proceeds go to the Frankie Kunckles Fund This article was amended on 27 March 2015 to correct a reference to the possibility of Elton John playing on Baby Wants to Ride.
However, Mr. Anderson said that Senator Graham believed the F.B.I. "has a long way to go" in its domestic counterterrorism efforts, "and very few days in which to get there," a reference to the possibility that a military confrontation with Iraq could occur within three months.
This seemed to be a reference to the possibility that the project would include a new theater on the Lincoln Center campus for the New York City Opera, which now shares the New York State Theater with the New York City Ballet; the theater's acoustics are notoriously poor for opera.
Despite his optimism over the prospects for talks, Obama said that he isn't guaranteeing a deal will be reached and that he keeps "all options" open for deterring Iran from building a nuclear weapon – a veiled reference to the possibility of airstrikes.
UNITED NATIONS — Months of wrangling at the Security Council over a resolution condemning Syria collapsed on Tuesday after Russia and China vetoed a measure that contained a weak reference to the possibility of sanctions against Damascus.
(Go to Article) Â An essay on Page 27 of The Times Magazine today about states' rights as a potential issue for the Democrats includes an outdated reference to the possibility that Senator Charles E. Schumer would run for the governorship of New York.
This article was amended on 8 August 2014 to remove an erroneous reference to the possibility of relocating the festival to Paris.
Fans chanted, "One more year!" an obvious reference to the possibility of Wade jumping to the N.B.A. after completing his sophomore season.
