My previous boss will act as a reference for me.

我的前任上司将做我的推荐人。

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The experiences from Makete will help in this initiative, and Makete District will act as a reference for future work.

来自 Makete 的经验将有助于此计划的进行，而 Makete 地区将作为未来工作的参考。

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The method can provide a reference for the material base research and quality control of the decoction of Rhizoma Polygonati.

该方法可为黄精物质基础研究与质量控制提供参考。

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Fairey says he used the AP photograph as a reference, but then changed it greatly for his own idealized and colorful picture of Barack Obama.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

My guess is they don't even really have a reference for what a chaplain is.

我想他们应该也不大了解,教士到底是干什么的吧。

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Ian Hacking, who wrote a history of probability theory, searched through world literature for any reference to a probability and could find none anywhere before 1600.

伊恩·哈金为概率论追根溯源,他查遍世界所有关于概率的文献,发现无法追溯到十七世纪以前

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Video can be a great way to give a reference for an employee or vendor.

FORBES: Should I do video blogging? -media training

The project was supposed to provide a reference for students and academics studying the conflict.

BBC: The tapes are being held at Boston College

And Malzahn was a reference for Morris when Swinney needed an offensive mastermind at Clemson.

WSJ: College Football: The Revenge of the High-School Coach