Sentence examples for by reference to matters from inspiring English sources

She also indirectly discriminated against homosexual couples on the grounds of their sexual orientation by applying a policy which put them at a disadvantage as compared with heterosexual couples and she could not reasonably justify by reference to matters other than their sexual orientation.

The way to bring out the difference is to note that part of the point of trying to establish laws is to find out how to infer from particular matters of fact to other particular matters of fact, how to explain particular matters of fact by reference to other matters of fact, and how to bring about or prevent particular states of affairs.

The question 'why', then, is answered by reference to the matter, to the form, and to the primary moving cause.

We do, of course, have some characteristics that are unique to Homo, traits that originated somewhere during the history of our genus and that cannot be studied by reference to other groups, no matter how closely related.

But why should one particular discipline be characterized by reference to an attitude instead of a subject matter?

Proximity to white matter tracts was determined by reference to a tractographic atlas (Wakana et al., 2004).

The identification of clusters with white matter tracts was made by reference to Mori et al and Crosby et al. 15, 16 The secondary analyses used the significant clusters identified by the principal analysis.

It would have been incongruous for the Court to go on to circumscribe the protection against presumed and punitive damages by reference to a judicial judgment as to whether the speech at issue involved matters of public concern.

Any apparently unclear passage could be understood by reference to other scriptural passages that dealt with the same matter.

The difference is not a matter of logical acumen; it is to be explained by reference to the different values of the respective supporters.

If it were, the material world would be unknowable; indeed, the term matter itself would be unintelligible unless it somehow could be defined by reference to sense experiences.