Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun sg] of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The powerful political thrust to get rid of this administrative mode of control over labour and material resources is often , but not exclusively , motivated by the need to relieve the economy of the burden of taxation , and to overcome the fiscal crisis of the state . |
| 2 | There are also some local variations in the measurements and because of this reliable detection of growth over a period of half a day seems unlikely . |
| 3 | Baldwin shunted him to the editorship of the official British Gazette , ‘ to stop him doing worse things ’ , but at the same time kept control over what was published by the remarkable feat of giving Davidson , a junior minister at the Admiralty , some real power of censorship over what the Chancellor of the Exchequer wrote . |
| 4 | These measures would involve society in exercising directive intelligence through some appropriate organ of action over many of the intricacies of private business , yet it would leave private initiative and enterprise unhindered ’ ( quoted Estrin and Holmes , 1983 , p. 8 ) . |
| 5 | In the first place , it involves some actual power of control over the thing possessed . |
| 6 | Another major advantage of bananas over other sweet foods is that they come in their own hermetically sealed biodegradable packaging — the ideal food for when you are on the move . |
| 7 | This gradual build-up of reps over the first 3 sessions will reduce the amount of stiffness and soreness experienced in the muscles at the start of the programme . |
| 8 | It is appropriate here to step back from the detail of party politics and to attempt to draw out in general terms the conditions producing this weakening hold of governments over popular support . |
| 9 | Did you hear that little round of applause over the top of me ? |
| 10 | Any overall surplus of exports over imports would result from an excess of saving and a lack of consumption and investment within the economy . |
| 11 | International condemnation of the attack was fuelled by Neal 's failure to offer any unsolicited expression of regret over the civilian loss of life and by his praise of the pilot 's skill in destroying the target . |