Sentence examples for reference not to from inspiring English sources

That suggests a reference not to the year of American independence but to the year that Totila became king and the emperor Justinian extinguished the Roman consulship.

Tenet contends that the phrase was a reference not to actual intelligence about W.M.D. but, rather, to the ability to strengthen the Administration's case for war.

Doyle is still called Popeye in the film, a reference not to the nautical cartoon character but to Egan's eyes-open zeal on the job.

There is some consensus among biblical scholars that the mention of Nimrod in Genesis is a reference not to an individual but to an ancient people in Mesopotamia.

IN TEENSPEAK, if a star such as Madonna or J.Lo is huge, that is a reference not to her size but to her popularity.

Mr. Kidd had listed "jihad" among his interests on a Web site, which the F.B.I. interpreted, Mr. Brown said, as a reference not to "a personal struggle so much as a holy war".

The high street store's catwalk brand always brings the zeitgeisty references, not to mention a great front row.

Cue references, not to Alexis de Tocqueville – the real (but unfortunately French) father of the idea – but to Edmund Burke and his "little platoons".

"All art now is collage," she said to me, with reference not just to cutting and pasting but to the incorporation of methods and images with prior uses.

The remark was a reference not just to her considerable talent, but to the fact that she had refused to spend time playing the usual Oscar campaign game.

Only a few years ago, Kirgizstan was known as "the Switzerland of Central Asia"—a reference not only to its topography but also to its political outlook.