Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] over the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Danziger had heard a variety of interpretations over the many years . … |
| 2 | Sir Antony commented : ‘ The fact that these actions have not prevented the substantial fall in profitability over the same period is a reflection of the length and severity of the recession . ’ |
| 3 | This represents a difference or rather gross profit of 65p per dozen or £14.98 per bird over the same period . |
| 4 | In addition there have been significant decreases in fertility over the same period . |
| 5 | The chart below shows the average percentage increase in the FT-SE 100 Index over 5 years periods ( commencing 1 January ) from 1 January 1979 to 1 January 1992 in comparison to a higher rate Building Society investment and the rate of inflation over the same periods . |
| 6 | Librarians point out that for their part they receive fewer volumes for their money , since the prices of books over the same period have risen distinctly faster than retail prices as a whole . |
| 7 | Investing instead in a similarly-sized firm that was already traded in the market generated , on average , a profit of 30% over the same period . |
| 8 | I am aware , however , that surveying techniques of the last 150 years have been to standards of accuracy of centimetres over the same sort of distance and landscape . |
| 9 | But both could be ( confusingly ) described as average number of competitors over the same region as the intended word . |
| 10 | Golf 's leading TV commentator and raconteur was in tremendous form as he led his team of former Ryder Cuppers to victory over the former Walker Cuppers in The Grand Match at Deal . |
| 11 | MARTIN BAYFIELD believes the British Lions backs can roar the tourists to victory over the All Blacks in tomorrow 's first Test in Christchurch . |
| 12 | There was a 70 per cent increase in shop raids in London between 1925 and 1929 , for example , and a 90 per cent increase in bag-snatches over the same four-year period . |
| 13 | The company reported a 10pc increase in profits over the same period with figures up from £253m to £278m . |
| 14 | For the regional banks the ratio increased from 64% to 68% over the same period . |
| 15 | Although DLOs have survived , Stoker ( 1988 , p. 186 ) notes that there was a 22.5 per cent fall in numbers employed between 1980 and 1985 and a 17.7 per cent fall in value of output over the same period . |
| 16 | In an earlier article in this Journal , I dealt with the county representation to Westminster over the same period and showed the abuses to which the elections by the Freeholders gave rise . |