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に照てらして・に照てらすとIn light of; judged against

に照てらして and に照てらすと present a rule, standard, evidence, precedent, or established fact as the benchmark used to evaluate something. The important idea is comparison against that benchmark, not merely using it as background information.

Keep the benchmark and the case separate

The noun before the expression is the benchmark, while a different matter is evaluated afterward. Typical benchmarks include laws, regulations, criteria, evidence, precedent, historical facts, and accepted social norms.

規き程ていに照てらして、申しん請せい内ない容ようを審しん査さした。

The application was reviewed against the regulations.

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The regulations are the benchmark, and the application is the separate matter being reviewed.

現げん時じ点てんの証しょう拠こに照てらすと、その説せつ明めいには疑ぎ問もんが残のこる。

In light of the evidence currently available, that explanation remains questionable.

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The second part gives the judgment reached by checking the explanation against the evidence.

Choosing between the two forms

に照てらして smoothly introduces the basis on which someone reviews, interprets, or decides something. に照てらすと is particularly useful when the following clause states the conclusion that becomes apparent after the comparison. Their meanings overlap, so this is a difference of sentence focus rather than a rigid rule.

Evaluation versus compliance

に照てらして checks or evaluates a case against a rule. By contrast, に則のっとって says that an action is performed in conformity with the rule. If the point is simply that someone followed a procedure, the latter is the natural choice.

社しゃ内ない規き程ていに則のっとって手て続つづきを進すすめた。

The procedure was carried out in accordance with the company regulations.

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This describes compliance with the regulations, not an evaluation made by comparing something against them.

More examples

国くにの指し針しんに照てらして、当とう社しゃの安あん全ぜん対たい策さくを再さい評ひょう価かした。

We reassessed our company’s safety measures against the national guidelines.

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過か去この判はん例れいに照てらすと、この処しょ分ぶんは重おもすぎる。

Judged against past precedents, this penalty is too severe.

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審しん査さ基き準じゅんに照てらして、委い員いん会かいは採さい用ようを見み送おくった。

After evaluating it against the screening criteria, the committee decided not to approve it.

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歴れき史し的てき事じ実じつに照てらすと、その解かい釈しゃくは成なり立たたない。

In light of the historical facts, that interpretation does not hold up.

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社しゃ会かい通つう念ねんに照てらして、その広こう告こく表ひょう現げんが適てき切せつか検けん討とうする。

We will consider whether the wording of the advertisement is appropriate when judged against accepted social norms.

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提てい出しゅつされた資し料りょうに照てらすと、数すう値ちの修しゅう正せいが必ひつ要ようだ。

In light of the submitted materials, the figures need to be corrected.

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