Sentence examples for reference to land from inspiring English sources

Good fishing waters were located by visual reference to land bodies or by dead reckoning.

Early sailors were tied to the coast, incapable of navigating without reference to land or accurately measuring distances at sea.

Over the past several decades, morphometric analysis to evaluate watersheds and to describe the characteristics of surface drainage networks with reference to land and water management has been a major emphasis in geomorphology.

Morphometric analysis for evaluation of drainage basin, their characterization and classification has been performed from the early nineties by the pioneer workers for linear, aerial and relief aspect and interpretation of their interrelationship with reference to land and water management.

Looking into the importance of Kanke and Hatia reservoir as a source of water supply to majority of localities in RUA and their comparable water spread area, a comparative evaluation of their water quality parameters with reference to land use/land cover in their catchment area was done.

They call upon fellow believers abroad to join them in what they refer to as the "land of Sham and Furaat" -- an archaic reference to lands encompassing modern-day Syria and Iraq.

It also included an explicit reference to land-grabbing.

We have reconstructed the history of sediment yield to Lake Takkobu in Kushiro Mire over the last 300 years and have examined trends with reference to land-use development.

It is essential to keep in order the GIS background and environment so as to get direct references to land sites and buildings in real urban locations.

On the other hand, the UNFCCC definition may deliberately avoid references to land use because its main interest is carbon stock.

He also mentioned reform of "land management", an apparent reference to farmers' land rights, which are often violated by local officials.Officials have talked for years of the need for such reforms.