Example sentences of "[noun] over [art] [adv] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But do n't worry too much about the massive effect of these clouds over Arizona ; these are local and temporary , produced while the cloud was compact and before it spread to produce a much smaller effect over a much bigger area . |
| 2 | Jack Cade 's rising in 1450 , which affected mainly Kent and various neighbouring counties , was a far more serious affair , and had repercussions over a much wider area . |
| 3 | The designers , Dr Barry Gorham and Jim Dudley , say that theoretically , by applying the same technology to microwaves , they could extend its range over a much wider area — even rain and snow . |
| 4 | Because the small one-celled bacteria have a rapid reproductive rate — they may divide every five minutes — evolution can take place over a much shorter time-scale than in larger organisms . |
| 5 | The delayed decline in the population of Lewis and Harris and of the Western Isles amounted to rather more than 30% over a much shorter period . |
| 6 | In RENFE since 1976 and in BR over a far longer period , a wide range of agreements have been reached through the machinery , giving the unions influence over the determination of virtually all aspects of conditions of employment and work organization . |
| 7 | An accident in a nuclear submarine could cause radioactive contamination over a much wider area than government and Royal Navy officials have admitted in public , putting millions of people in Britain at risk . |
| 8 | With press media , it is possible to spread the same money over a much longer period , especially if monthly magazines are used , since monthlies accumulate their readership of as many as 10 or 11 readers per copy over quite a long period . |
| 9 | Furthermore — and this probably gives us the best clue as to the intrinsic nature of schizophrenia — there is fluctuation in mental state over a much shorter time-scale . |
| 10 | Whatever our personal views on politics , morals and society are , we have responsibilities not simply to the here and now but to society over a much longer term . |
| 11 | As the air temperature drops on a still clear night dew drops that form between the fibres eventually freeze to form a sealed ice cover which traps the air within this space over the relatively warmer soil and prevents the temperature dropping below freezing . |
| 12 | Likewise , among cars bought next summer , a K-registered one on the road in August will have the eventual edge over a barely older J. |
| 13 | Unlike Hodgkinson , Lynagh and Fox have sustained their consistency over an infinitely longer period . |
| 14 | Through this ‘ echolocation' ’ system a dolphin builds up an acoustic picture of its surroundings , and can hunt its prey over a much greater distance than the limits of visibility in the water . |
| 15 | But you know we have to look beyond the first year or two , we have to look at what 's going to happen to that school over a much longer period of time , and quite frankly erm I would feel safer with erm what was called the big brother of the Local Authority . |
| 16 | When the additional money is spent on training nurses , it is important that every effort be made to retain their services over a much longer period , which may involve making the terms and conditions more flexible for women returning to work . |
| 17 | The redesigned straps and shoulder pads spread the load over a much greater area instead of concentrating it under the armpits and on top of the shoulders . |
| 18 | Her stomach did an odd flip as her brain registered a new-found awareness of a woman 's absolute power over the seemingly stronger sex . |
| 19 | Her level of engagement shows that she was involved to a greater extent over a much larger part of the day . |