Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adj] [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Satellite-borne instruments are capable of observing large areas of the Earth 's surface on a repetitive basis , thus providing large area regional or synoptic coverage over time . |
| 2 | Partly it resulted from a preference in his subject-matter for concrete cultural and social detail over Adorno 's tendency towards abstraction of social process : for instance , he offered something like a phenomenology of the ‘ shocks ’ inherent in modern city life ; he discussed actual and potential production practices within modern media , derived from his enthusiasm for Brecht 's ‘ epic theatre ’ ; he focused less on the totalities of aesthetic form than on the fluidities of technique , the conditions of production , and the variable nature of reception . |
| 3 | In the field of philosophy logical support was claimed for the absolute superiority of scientific and mathematical thinking over religion and even traditional philosophy . |
| 4 | The new government appointed in November [ see p. 37874 ] was reported to be anxious to see a quick and decisive victory over Iraq in order that this trend should be reversed . |
| 5 | The Supreme Court enjoys an effective if indirect and delayed veto over legislation and executive actions , and its decisions where based on the Constitution may only be overridden by constitutional amendment ( involving the approval of two-thirds majorities of both the House and the Senate and of three-quarters of the states ) . |
| 6 | The Supreme Court enjoys an effective if indirect and delayed veto over legislation and executive actions , and where its decisions are based on the Constitution they may only be overridden by constitutional amendment ( involving the approval with two-thirds majorities , of the House and of the Senate , and of three-quarters of the states ) . |
| 7 | Those ‘ machines for living ’ were many and varied , differing to large and small degree over distances long and short . |
| 8 | We had a long and interesting chat over coffee at a Yonge Street restaurant . |
| 9 | That last phrase would seem to indicate employment of the military to ensure safe and regular transit over Azerbaijan , through which 85 per cent of the rail freight reaching Armenia must pass . |
| 10 | There are charts displayed in the factory recording manufacturing costs by month and the planned and actual reduction over time . |
| 11 | This was forcibly underlined by the Soviet failure to exert effective military or political control over Afghanistan despite its geographical contiguity with the USSR . |
| 12 | She had to be at her most persuasive before being allowed to send the tempramental and accident-prone filly over timber . |
| 13 | After promising full co-operation with the inquiry , the region then became involved in a fierce and embarrassing controversy over remarks by a senior education official that malnutrition when young or genetics could be important factors in the issue . |
| 14 | As communities sharing a common but critical discourse over ends , values and achievements , institutions of higher education can become a microcosm of the rational society , a reminder to society of what society itself might be . |
| 15 | This is apparent in the wealth of critical responses to fantastic and non-real literature over time , from Piers Plowman to Waiting for Godot . |
| 16 | He constructed an agreeable fantasy in which Julian pestered Kate and he , Peter , rescued her , showing in the process his immense spiritual , intellectual and physical superiority over Julian ; immediately after the confrontation , Kate fell into his , Peter 's , arms . |