The phrase "as a common reference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating a standard or widely accepted point of comparison or information.
Example: "We can use the latest industry standards as a common reference to ensure our project aligns with best practices."
Alternatives: "as a standard reference" or "as a shared reference point".
Our hope is that it will serve as a common reference model that can be extended.
It can thus become difficult to use the term theater as a common reference point when there are such different goals and intentions.
An equal amount of protein lysate from each sample was pooled as a common reference to generate ratios in the TMT10plex labeling experiment.
For almost two decades, the 2°C target has served as a common reference point for climate policy and climate science, as a "boundary object" that allows these two different spheres to communicate and interact productively.
Ceramic foam filters are finally employed as a common reference to check whether the filtration results obtained with the particles produced by such pilot plants are representative of those determined with their large-scale counterpart or not.
Teachers are trained in their district, using state or national standards as a common reference tool.
As a common reference, the end of Section 5.2 is chosen: the best anchors are selected and calibrated.
Cases and analyses of joint intention will serve as a common reference point in the following reconstruction and discussion of content-, mode-, and subject-accounts of collective intentionality.
A CM channel model has also been suggested in [5] by considering the metallic-sheath of the binder as a common reference.
Consumers are also challenged to evaluate service providers without having standard RAs and models that could be used as a common reference and checklist.
As a result, consumers are challenged to evaluate service providers with no standard compliance RAs that could be used as a common reference and checklist.
