Sentence examples for negative references from inspiring English sources

Those early Lysol ads included negative references to odors or germs, which referred to sperm, Tone wrote.

Negative references to their regional accent ["Long Island Bedrock: Its Accent," Soapbox, March 21].

Employers also refrain from giving negative references out of fear that teachers will sue for defamation.

They did not when he made oblique (and negative) references to his chief rival, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The vice president has been determined to avoid negative references to Mr. Bush over the last few weeks.

Focus groups on CNN and the Fox News Channel included negative references to what viewers considered Mr. McCain's testiness.

Any negative reference makes people nervous".

Employers can give a negative reference if they believe it to be fair and accurate.

She got a quite negative reference letter from a professor known in his country (but not here) for churlish behavior.

Considering the high stakes involved, the testing needs to be double-blind and include both positive and negative reference samples.

But might it sometimes be more ethical to provide a negative reference?