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- verb Present participle of
ref .
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Examples
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If there is a problem of unconscious racial bias in reffing, there is a separate very difficult question of what should be done about it.
Balkinization 2007
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June 13th, 2007 at 8: 59 pm in my estimation, the big problem with nba reffing is the inconsistency, which i do not think has much to do with the speed of the game but instead has a great deal with some role confusion over what the ref’s job is.
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The reffing is so inconsistent and subjective that I throw up my hands several times a game and ask what a foul is or how come that wasn’t a walk.
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.. i dunno Ellen on American Idol .... oh wait ... ngloriouspastor srsly, Alec Baldwin on a show "reffing" marriage?!?!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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.. i dunno Ellen on American Idol .... oh wait ... ngloriouspastor srsly, Alec Baldwin on a show "reffing" marriage?!?!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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The latest reffing outrage is ANOTHER charge, UNDER THE BASKET AGAIN.
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It seems to me this would remove a minimal (but existent!) check on crappy reffing, and maybe even embolden already-too-powerful refs to engage in even more crappy reffing.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right: 2010
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A Czech soccer ref decided to celebrate his birthday before reffing his game.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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But i'd certainly rather he had a go at reffing than have Steve Bloody Walsh.
Are home-loving Six Nations referees becoming a law unto themselves? | Robert Kitson 2011
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I was kidding the first time, but I'm serious now: Angus could do a better job reffing this game.
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