(n.) A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.
Example Sentences:
(1) Clarification: Jirehouse Capital and Stephen Jones - see Clarification and footnote Jailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, constructed a secret network of offshore companies to hold his assets during a multimillion-pound divorce battle, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ's) research.
(2) Whether or not this new addition to the already complex structure that is the English and Welsh education system [see footnote] represents the end of the comprehensive dream, free schools are not an arm of the private sector.
(3) She became leader of the opposition in 1975 – again, the first and only woman to hold such a post [see footnote].
(4) His bestselling book is The Annotated Alice, a timeless compendium of footnotes to the two Alice books, and a decade ago he wrote a sequel to The Wizard Of Oz in which Dorothy and friends go to Manhattan.
(5) Rachel Corrie died trying to protect a Palestinian home from demolition [see footnote].
(6) According to a footnote of the directions for driver selection tests ("Eignungsrichtlinien") of December 1, 1982, a medical and psychological examination can be disposed also with first drunkenness offenders.
(7) [see footnote] Laura Ashley, fashion The celebrated late designer moved to St Tropez at one point to avoid UK tax.
(8) And then let’s move to a yes – a yes that will bring about change so fundamental that today’s corporate takeover will be relegated to a historical footnote, a warning to our kids.
(9) • This article was amended on 31 October 2014 to append the following footnote: to clarify, what Chris Huhne actually said was “I’m probably the only politician who’s been in prison whose views about prison have not changed”.
(10) • This footnote was added on 21 July 2014 and amended on 22 July.
(11) A footnote to another 2005 justice department memo released last week said waterboarding was used both more frequently and with a greater volume of water than the CIA rules permitted.
(12) Alex Wood, 22, claimed that he was simply reaching out for a friend’s mobile phone during a Halloween party where he was dressed as a pirate [see footnote].
(13) • This clarification was posted on 30 March 2011: An editing error in the footnote above wrongly suggested that all six men convicted, and later acquitted on appeal, of the Birmingham pub bombings were represented by Gareth Peirce.
(14) Fellow goalkeeper Tim Howard chimed in after the first US practice on the field to note that the grass comes in trays and that it “kind of jells together” to create “spots on the field that may tear up easily.” Clint Dempsey was fairly sanguine though — noting that while the ball may not bounce as much on this surface, that with the field being watered well “the ball will be moving quickly —which is important — and rolling true.” Let’s hope that the turf becomes a footnote in the game.
(15) Greenpeace UK energy campaigner Louise Hutchins said: “The pledge to end dirty coal that David Cameron seems to have casually dropped from his summit speech wasn’t just a footnote but the keystone of any serious policy to clean up Britain’s energy system.
(16) October 17, 2012 3.18pm BST Prof Rosie Woodroffe at the Zoological Society of London's Institute of Zoology , who coordinated the letter published in the Observer last Sunday, has sent me the original letter for anyone who wants to see the accompanying footnotes and references.
(17) When it comes to studios, lenders will also want to see a minimum square footage.” [See footnote.]
(18) A bit like Robert Johnson's story, he was asked [see footnote].
(19) A DfE spokesperson said: “The 2016 pay deal includes a 1% uplift to pay ranges and allowances and highlights schools’ flexibilities around recruitment and retention, including offering salary advances for rental deposits.” • This footnote was added on 10 July 2016: After this article was published, we received a letter from the Constitution Unit at UCL that said its research had found four previous occasions when a select committee has recommended against appointment.
(20) The large-print claim of "106 arrests last week in your area" was followed by an asterisk referring viewers to a footnote in print too small to be read when the trailer was moving, indicating the week and boroughs involved.
Obelus
Definition:
(n.) A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.