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Spacek’s vision was that an Accounting Court would compel justification of accounting choices with reference to their fairness and utility to all stakeholders: shareholders, employees, consumers, and the wider public.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Fibre-optic lighting built into the system intuitively indicates the angulation error with reference to the planned trajectory.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
A police detective gave evidence to the court and said she could connect the defendants to each of the charges with reference to the victim's report to police.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
The company’s letter to Cohen said the Memphis plant “has never been out of compliance with reference to federal, state and local mandates and regulations by which it is governed.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
“A detailed analysis of the way the planetary movements in the coming month will affect you, with reference to your personal chart,” she snapped, sounding much more like Professor McGonagall than her usual airy-fairy self.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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