diff --git a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_10_requirements_class_deployment_features.adoc b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_10_requirements_class_deployment_features.adoc
index b1c26acb..e21151a9 100644
--- a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_10_requirements_class_deployment_features.adoc
+++ b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_10_requirements_class_deployment_features.adoc
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ NOTE: For deployments of models or processes, the location would usually not be
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 |====
 | *Name*                | *SOSA/SSN Property*  | *Definition* | *Target Content* | *Usage*
-| `platform`            | `sosa:deployedOnPlatform` | The platform on which the systems are deployed. | A single `Feature` resource (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `deployedSystems`     | `sosa:deployedSystem` | The list of `Systems` deployed during the `Deployment`, if any. | A list of `System` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
-| `subdeployments`      | - | The list of subdeployments that are part of the `Deployment`, if any. | A list of `Deployment` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
-| `featuresOfInterest`  | - | The ultimate features of interest that are observed and/or controlled during the `Deployment`. | A list of `Feature` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `samplingFeatures`    | - | The `Sampling Features` associated to `Systems` deployed during the `Deployment`. | A list of `Sampling Feature` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `datastreams`         | - | The `Data Streams` containing observations collected during the `Deployment`. | A list of `DataStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `controlstreams`      | - | The `Control Streams` that received commands issued during the `Deployment`. | A list of `ControlStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
+| `platform`            | `sosa:deployedOnPlatform` | The platform on which the systems are deployed. | A single `Feature` resource. | Optional
+| `deployedSystems`     | `sosa:deployedSystem` | The list of `Systems` deployed during the `Deployment`, if any. | A list of `System` resources. | Required
+| `subdeployments`      | - | The list of subdeployments that are part of the `Deployment`, if any. | A list of `Deployment` resources. | Required
+| `featuresOfInterest`  | - | The ultimate features of interest that are observed and/or controlled during the `Deployment`. | A list of `Feature` resources. | Optional
+| `samplingFeatures`    | - | The `Sampling Features` associated to `Systems` deployed during the `Deployment`. | A list of `Sampling Feature` resources. | Optional
+| `datastreams`         | - | The `Data Streams` containing observations collected during the `Deployment`. | A list of `DataStream` resources. | Optional
+| `controlstreams`      | - | The `Control Streams` that received commands issued during the `Deployment`. | A list of `ControlStream` resources. | Optional
 |====
 
 NOTE: The platform can be another `System` (e.g. a UAV or a station), but can also be any feature (e.g. a building or a tree).
diff --git a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_12_requirements_class_procedure_features.adoc b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_12_requirements_class_procedure_features.adoc
index 8d85f5dc..9258e91c 100644
--- a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_12_requirements_class_procedure_features.adoc
+++ b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_12_requirements_class_procedure_features.adoc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ NOTE: The validity time period of a `Procedure` description starts on the date t
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 |====
 | *Name* | *SOSA/SSN Property* | *Definition* | *Target Content* | *Usage*
-| `implementingSystems` | `implementedBy` | The `Systems` that implement the `Procedure`. | A list of `System` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
+| `implementingSystems` | `implementedBy` | The `Systems` that implement the `Procedure`. | A list of `System` resources. | Optional
 |====
 
 [#procedure-types,reftext='{table-caption} {counter:table-num}']
diff --git a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_13_requirements_class_sampling_features.adoc b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_13_requirements_class_sampling_features.adoc
index 87d712bb..8761c766 100644
--- a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_13_requirements_class_sampling_features.adoc
+++ b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_13_requirements_class_sampling_features.adoc
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ Valid time is used when the sampling feature is not meaningful or usable outside
 | *Relation Name*           | *SOSA/SSN Property* | *Definition* | *Target Content* | *Usage*
 | `parentSystem`            | - | The `System` that created or uses this `Sampling Feature`. | A single `System` resource. | Required
 | `sampledFeature`          | `sosa:hasSampledFeature` | The ultimate feature of interest that is being sampled or controlled. | A single `Feature` resource. | Required
-| `sampleOf` | `sosa:isSampleOf` | Other `Sampling Features` related to this `Sampling Feature` via sub-sampling. | A list of `Sampling Feature` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `datastreams`             | - | The `Data Streams` that contain observations of this `Sampling Feature`. | A list of `DataStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `controlstreams`          | - | The `Control Streams` that received commands impacting this `Sampling Feature`. | A list of `ControlStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
+| `sampleOf` | `sosa:isSampleOf` | Other `Sampling Features` related to this `Sampling Feature` via sub-sampling. | A list of `Sampling Feature` resources. | Optional
+| `datastreams`             | - | The `Data Streams` that contain observations of this `Sampling Feature`. | A list of `DataStream` resources. | Optional
+| `controlstreams`          | - | The `Control Streams` that received commands impacting this `Sampling Feature`. | A list of `ControlStream` resources. | Optional
 |====
 
 
diff --git a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_8_requirements_class_system_features.adoc b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_8_requirements_class_system_features.adoc
index bce4a58d..8ff9fc28 100644
--- a/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_8_requirements_class_system_features.adoc
+++ b/api/part1/standard/sections/clause_8_requirements_class_system_features.adoc
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ All `System` resource representations provided by encoding requirements classes
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 |====
 | *Name*              | *SOSA/SSN Property* | *Definition* | *Target Content* | *Usage*
-| `systemKind`        | `ssn:hasSystemKind` | The description of the kind of `System` (e.g. datasheet). | A single `Procedure` resource (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `subsystems`        | `sosa:hasSubSystem` | The list of subsystems (i.e. components) attached to the `System`, if any. | A list of `System` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
-| `samplingFeatures`  | - | The `Sampling Features` associated to the `System`, if any. | A list of `SamplingFeature` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
-| `deployments`       | `sosa:hasDeployment` | The `Deployments` that the `System` is part of, if any. | A list of `Deployment` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `procedures`        | `sosa:implements` | The `Procedures` that can be implemented by the `System`, if any. | A list of `Procedure` resources (inline or by-reference). | Optional
-| `datastreams`       | - | The `DataStreams` generated by the `System`, if any. | A list of `DataStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
-| `controlstreams`    | - | The `ControlStreams` receiving commands for the `System`, if any. | A list of `ControlStream` resources (inline or by-reference). | Required
+| `systemKind`        | `ssn:hasSystemKind` | The description of the kind of `System` (e.g. datasheet). | A single `Procedure` resource. | Optional
+| `subsystems`        | `sosa:hasSubSystem` | The list of subsystems (i.e. components) attached to the `System`, if any. | A list of `System` resources. | Required
+| `samplingFeatures`  | - | The `Sampling Features` associated to the `System`, if any. | A list of `SamplingFeature` resources. | Required
+| `deployments`       | `sosa:hasDeployment` | The `Deployments` that the `System` is part of, if any. | A list of `Deployment` resources. | Optional
+| `procedures`        | `sosa:implements` | The `Procedures` that can be implemented by the `System`, if any. | A list of `Procedure` resources. | Optional
+| `datastreams`       | - | The `DataStreams` generated by the `System`, if any. | A list of `DataStream` resources. | Required
+| `controlstreams`    | - | The `ControlStreams` receiving commands for the `System`, if any. | A list of `ControlStream` resources. | Required
 |====
 
 [#system-types,reftext='{table-caption} {counter:table-num}']