to confirm the reference vs to determine the reference

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and contexts. 'To confirm the reference' implies verifying or validating a reference that has already been identified, while 'to determine the reference' suggests finding or establishing the reference for the first time. The choice between the two depends on whether you are checking an existing reference or trying to find a new one.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 840 views

to confirm the reference

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to verify or validate a reference that has already been identified.

Examples:

Before submitting the report, please confirm the reference for each citation.
I need to confirm the reference number before proceeding with the transaction.

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I can confirm that the reference number you supplied does pertain to an account held at Brue Freres Bank.
If we dropped a stationary beacon, we would have a fixed point of reference to confirm speed and distance.
Can the Commission confirm, with reference to the period 2001-2003, that: 1.
It is, at the highest point, the language that no previous and supra-critical... reference can confirm.
The purpose of the reference control is to confirm a minimum of microbial activity.
No deaths are needed to confirm the testimonies.
With reference to your letter dated 9 September 2005, I have the honour to confirm the tasks and mandate of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) which are set out in paragraph 2 of your letter as attached in Annex I.
A nonsorbing and non degradable polar reference chemical (e.g. tritium, bromide, fluorescein, eosin) to trace the movement of water in the column may also be useful to confirm the hydrodynamic properties of the soil column.
Can the Commissioners responsible for the insurance directives and for petitions please confirm that references to 'third parties' in insurance directives include shareholders in insurance companies and Names at Lloyd's of London?
The push for the independence of Kosovo, the discussion of the revision of the Dayton accords and the reference to functional problems in Serbia-Montenegro confirm the new cycle of border changes.
We have to confirm the infiltration of 5446 in South Korea.
For you to confirm the dates and balances.
We're waiting for Langley to confirm the alternate route.
You come in after to confirm the kill.
The trust called to confirm the stock sale.
The dean called for me to confirm the story.
These data tend to confirm the need for subsidies to ensure a satisfactory level of public service.
Best way to confirm the pate's been struck.
The PSCC is also expected to confirm the average detention and deficiency ratios.
Always wait for the user to confirm the download before proceeding with the installation.

Alternatives:

to verify the reference
to validate the reference
to double-check the reference

to determine the reference

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to find or establish the reference for the first time.

Examples:

We need to determine the reference for this data point before drawing any conclusions.
The team is working to determine the correct reference for the historical event.

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In the case of tractors for which it is not possible to determine the reference point, the position of the visibility zone must be indicated in the test report.
The two Parties shall agree, within the Joint Committee, and no later than three months after the entry into force of this Protocol, to determine the reference period, the base index and the specific payment mechanisms.
In the present case, in order to determine the reference point under the scheme of depreciation of assets leased out or otherwise made available, account need be taken only of the provisions on the financing of such assets by partnerships such as EIGs.
The requirements to determine identity to the reference products are unnecessarily restrictive.
Once decided, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal in order to determine the final reference amount.
Under the previous Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates [11], 75 basis points had to be added to the base rate in order to determine the relevant reference rate.
Where the information necessary to determine the part of the reference amount pursuant to the first subparagraph is not available to the customs office of guarantee, that amount shall be fixed at EUR 10000 for each declaration.
A joint decision should be adopted by the competent authorities concerned to determine the Member State of reference.
In accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the abovementioned Regulation, the adjustment coefficients needed for the competent national authorities to determine the specific reference quantities of traditional operators and the specific allocations for non-traditional operators for 2005 should be fixed.
Inject a further 1 μl of silylated standard solution to determine the response factors with reference to betulin.
For the purpose of assessing the selective nature of the advantage conferred by the measure in question, it is important to determine what constitutes the reference framework, since the existence of an advantage may be established only when compared with this reference framework [37].
The characteristics of big public infrastructure projects are extrinsic to the tax system and cannot serve as a basis to determine the applicable system of reference.
According to Italy, this makes it impossible to determine a reference price for coal of a similar quality coming from third countries.
(5) It is appropriate to determine a reference period for eligible imports which is long enough to provide for a representative performance while also sufficiently recent to reflect the latest development in trade.
Due to the convergence of digital technologies, it has become very difficult to determine, by reference to mere technical characteristics, whether or not a particular monitor is of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471.
The convergence of information technology, consumer electronics industries and new technologies has created a situation where it is becoming impossible, when classifying monitors, to determine, by reference to simple technical characteristics, the main purpose of a particular monitor.
The Commission shall determine the first reference year for which the data are to be collected in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2).
The EMEA should consult the reference laboratories, in order to determine the process for analysing residues.
The product type used as a reference to determine the duty rate was glyphosate acid because it is the common base of all forms of glyphosate exported from the PRC and produced in the Community.
Therefore we must determine reference points in the public finance policy which would help to reconcile the Member States' interests with the objectives of the Community.

Alternatives:

to find the reference
to establish the reference
to identify the reference

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to confirm the reference vs to determine the reference