Sentence examples for he made a passing reference to from inspiring English sources

He made a passing reference to concerns about New York's antiquated system of voting, but offered no plans to address those concerns.

Sisi didn't change his line until three months later, when, in a televised speech, he made a passing reference to the fact that terrorists had brought down the plane.

In the speech, he made a passing reference to a phrase used by Milton Friedman, about using a "helicopter drop" of money to fight inflation, which eventually earned him the nickname "Helicopter Ben" from conservatives scandalized by his aggressive action after the financial crisis began.

He made a passing reference to the Las Vegas massacre, but by lumping the shooting in with "floods and fires and storms," he left the impression that all were inevitable tragedies.

Ahsan made a passing reference to the ongoing talks resuming this week.

During the conference call, Mr. Connors made a passing reference to "ongoing litigation," a reference to Microsoft's long-running antitrust battle with the Justice Department and several states.

She made a passing reference to climate change in her opening statement but that, by and large, was it.

Last week, in an article about the struggles of mid-list authors, I made a passing reference to "the glory days of the net book agreement".

For instance, faculty often made a passing reference to an issue.

Reichert (1913) made a passing reference to 'cavities' in Microlaena and Oryza species but did not clearly describe their appearance.

In 2013, the FBI had asked Logan to sign a consent form that made a passing reference to countermeasures.