Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adj] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would say that most insured employers in California have experienced an increase of probably double over the last five years in premiums . |
| 2 | Despite congressional opposition , legislation had been proposed to merge the Manila-based Philippine Constabulary with the Integrated National Police to form a constitutionally mandated Philippine National Police force with an eventual strength of 120,000 members — an increase of nearly 30,000 over the current combined staff of the two forces . |
| 3 | The State of World Population 1992 report , released on April 29 by the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) , projected an annual increase in the world 's population of about 97,000,000 over the next ten years . |
| 4 | EXPRESSIONS of triumph were tinged with a feeling of relief from Winchester and Alton Conservatives as their candidate Gerry Malone swept to victory in last week 's general election with a majority of over 8,000 over the Liberal Democrats . |
| 5 | The site 's workforce has been cut from 1,600 to about 1,000 over the past three years . |
| 6 | At a formal ceremony on June 1 the two leaders signed a framework agreement on the major elements of a treaty on strategic arms reductions ( START ) , involving a reduction of each side 's long-range nuclear missiles by about one-third over a seven-year period . |