Sentence examples for says a reference from inspiring English sources

"That's The Vision," Owen says, a reference to the protagonist's farm in On the Black Hill.

"There are still questions about the people who disappeared under his rule," he says, a reference to several political rivals who vanished without trace in the 1990s.

For today's leadership, children are the "ultimate nudge", he says, a reference to the Cameron camp's zeal for "nudging" people into changing behaviour.

"Any slip of the tongue in this job is huge," he says, a reference to Benedict Cumberbatch, who attracted criticism for discussing the difficulties facing "coloured actors" in a television interview – presumably having meant to say "people of colour".

"Seven times Obama could have taken action," the narrator says, a reference to the administration's refusal to label China a currency "manipulator," which administrations of both parties have also resisted doing.

"It's now four or five years since you arrested our brethren and they're still in your prisons and you're doing many things to them," he says – a reference to allegations that the Nigerian military has routinely and brutally violated the human rights of those it suspects of belonging to the group.

"I preached this morning — when the storm passes," he said, a reference to an old hymn.

Issuing communiques and leaflets and letters will not resolve anything," he said, a reference to statements from the opposition.

"I have a message for Pennsylvania,'' Erdoğan said, a reference that must have baffled many non-Turks.

"The problem is that everyone's focusing on Papi not hitting," he said, a reference to his nickname.

It is like the postwar years of 1946 to 1947," he said, a reference to the Communist purges under Tito.