Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adv] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 2 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 3 | This is reflected in half-time profits pegged back to £37.1m , a rise of only £3.7m over the last six months . |
| 4 | Commenting on its reduced losses ( see page five ) , Bradford-based Microvitec Plc says it has cut gearing to between 40% and 50% from approximately 80% over the past two years ; profit on continuing operations before interest was £1.2m against a loss last time of £2.5m . |
| 5 | When the Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible is available now , for a saving of almost £10,000 over the 300SL-224 's basic price , it 's clear the 300SL-24 is too slow , too expensive and too far away . |
| 6 | ICI and GEC , two of Britain 's largest and best-known companies , have each reported total retained profits of about £4,500m over the last 20 years . |
| 7 | The cost of thefts from schools had risen from £60,000 to about £70,000 over the same period , representing a drop in real terms because of inflation . |