reference point
point of reference
frame of reference

These reference points come from a major part of their culture.

He would land 15 feet to my right, using the light as his reference point.

He is 35, though his cultural reference points are from the 50's.

We sort of like to keep it here as a reference point.

The age given here is based on this reference point.

I tried to find a reference point on the ground north of us, but it was too dark.

He was using his own hotel as a reference point.

"With no reference points how do you know where you're going?"

"Or I could go, if you'd give me a reference point as you did when we came here."

At the least, they provide a reference point to the player of his or her relationship with the game world.

All the reference points moved, so there was no one left at home to contact.

The problem is that the player's reference points are all wrong.

Market day was a reference point for the local people in their conversation.

Do not use him as a reference point if you want to be taken seriously.

Meanwhile, let's keep this night in 1204 as our reference point.

A number of reference points in the data space are chosen.

"But it does give me a reference point by saying that I'm not alone on this."

"Also, you should always plan to arrive above your reference point in clear air."

No, it should not be a central reference point of national courts.

Not a similar rig mind you, but just another reference point.

These are the reference points to directions in the drive.

"This is the reference point we'll work from and use as base."

Father was working hard to describe something for which I had absolutely no reference point.

I will cut the words out of the Rainbow and make sure we keep them as a reference point for the future.

This reference point naturally takes the name earth or ground.

You'll be our point of reference if we need to find you.

This table is only a very general point of reference.

I had no point of reference for it, you understand?

It was as if I had lost a point of reference.

But I have no point of reference for something like that.

And if you used a period about 10 years ago as a point of reference, that might be true.

I'll have to work it out one day - find a point of reference.

"This will give us a good point of reference for when we go to Europe."

These points are created to serve as a point of reference.

The individual, rather than the community or institutions, was the point of reference.

"Just Friends" knows its audience and their points of reference.

"You can travel to any point of reference with this?"

She looked around, hoping to find some point of reference for herself.

Instead, it is a good idea to begin to lay down some points of reference.

How typical that the only point of reference should be an American one.

People involved in the discussions said they were using the House bill as their point of reference.

You get a different value depending upon your point of reference.

He has used the holy book as his main point of reference.

Not that the activities on the screen made much sense to her either, but she had to have some point of reference.

Look at the past to get a point of reference?"

To our group, the average consumer remains the point of reference.

The school gave her a point of reference and contact with other mothers.

"In all my work, I need a point of reference for myself.

There was no point of reference in their minds for it.

As an area it is only a geographical point of reference.

In their frame of reference the other world is above them!

It went against everything in his own frame of reference.

It got to where we had no common frame of reference.

His frame of reference had changed since then, and not for the better.

Think about your frames of reference for how involved you are.

For these young girls, what exactly is the frame of reference?

It is an outside frame of reference, a particular system.

Without a frame of reference, one way was no worse than the other.

It's different for each person, and she was interesting in my frame of reference.

But without the frame of reference it provided, she felt lost.

Childhood, in fact, seems to be their main frame of reference.

It's almost impossible to buy music with no frame of reference.

After all, these guys had no football frame of reference growing up.

The frame of reference often changes from one sentence to the next.

Without a clear frame of reference, there is no way to really understand motion.

The third possible frame of reference would be attached to the second car.

We need, therefore, to have the contract law project, the common frame of reference.

The most common frame of reference is Earth itself, even though it moves.

I'm just not looking forward to explaining something he has no frame of reference for.

But at least the term fits our frame of reference.

I have no frame of reference as to how to go about this."

More often, though, the frame of reference is direct and practical.

"People want a frame of reference when they shop," he said.

But when you occupy a management role, your frame of reference changes.

Rather, it provided a frame of reference from which the next king could be chosen.