Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [noun pl] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE GOVERNMENT came under fire last night from opposition MPs and trades unions over the latest Scottish unemployment figures . |
| 2 | Though the economic situation has now somewhat improved , it has affected both government expenditure and living standards over the entire decade . |
| 3 | The loans will be drawn from the so-called Edinburgh facility , under which the EIB will lend a total of five billion Ecu ( about £408 billion ) to projects such as road , rail , energy and telecommunications networks over the next two years . |
| 4 | They also destroyed roads , power lines , and sugar and cotton mills over a wide area . |
| 5 | In practice , control is best achieved by exchanging , in the spring , pastures grazed by sheep and beef cattle over the previous year , preferably combined with anthelmintic treatment at the time of exchange . |
| 6 | Consequently , an active programme of asset disposals has been under way over the last year in order to reduce the group 's high level of debt , which was the result of decisions to develop new oil and gas fields over the last few years , as well as the additional debt burden inherited following the acquisition of Ultramar . |
| 7 | In a statement on disarmament on 17 November 1956 the Soviet Government proposed the elimination of foreign military , naval and air bases over a two-year period . |
| 8 | THE UNITED STATES ' navy is under heavy fire for its plan to dispose of 100 or more of its old nuclear submarines off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts over the next 20 or so years . |
| 9 | He 's made dramatic progress through the British and World rankings over the past year . |
| 10 | The spate of major medical and nutritional reports published by governments and health authorities over the past few years has more than confirmed this suspicion . |
| 11 | We have heard quite a lot , colleagues , about pensions and pension schemes over the last eighteen months perhaps we have to actually thank Mr Maxwell for raising the issue , even if those pensioners he cheated wo n't thank him . |
| 12 | Several members of the Group are convinced that connection is essential to facilitate the development of our scientific and information systems over the next ten years . |
| 13 | While these two assessments of the predictive validity of various personnel selection methods differ slightly , what they both demonstrate clearly is the enhanced predictive validity of both ability tests and personality tests over the traditional selection methods of the interview and letters of reference . |
| 14 | Despite legal changes , smaller families and improved educational and employment opportunities over the last century or so , marked inequalities remain between the social and economic roles of men and women . |
| 15 | This legislation will ensure that the UK can meet its international obligations to significantly reduce the national emissions of sulphur and nitrogen oxides over the next decade . |
| 16 | She is not an established lady in what was very much a man 's industry and is highly respected by both drivers and haulage operators over a wide area . |
| 17 | Overleaf you will find Statistics about our Standard Grade , S5 and S6 Higher and CSYS results over the last four years . |
| 18 | ‘ We shall be completely refitting the Newbury and Gloucester branches over the coming months , and enlarging the shop at Salisbury . ’ |
| 19 | BP Exploration plans to axe 350 technical staff and office workers over the next 12 months . |