Example sentences of "over the rest of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her utterly unquestioning faith in the Bible led her to believe that none could possibly be luckier or greater than those whom the love of God chooses , and if the love of God had chosen to choose the Jews , then their superiority over the rest of mankind could not possibly be doubted . |
| 2 | The sense of disappointment that hangs over the rest of his career reflects the loss of nerve that came from finding that , at the moment when his career seemed to be taking off , there were no opportunities to build on what he had achieved . |
| 3 | House prices will rise by only 2% over the rest of the year , thanks to rising unemployment and the large number of house repossessions , said UBS Phillips & Drew , a firm of stockbrokers . |
| 4 | All over the rest of the Soviet Union , the Chernobyl explosion was a powerful force for making people think about the environment . |
| 5 | It recognised that , with educational provision as a whole in a transitional phase , still recovering from the war and still adjusting to the requirements of the 1944 Act , it was inappropriate to ‘ set a course for adult education over the rest of this century ’ : ‘ our recommendations apply to the present transitional period ’ . |
| 6 | The recipient of the manor became the lord of this land and not only farmed directly some of the land within it ( the demesne ) but also held rights over the rest of the land : for example , the manorial lord administered justice within the manor , in return , the grantor of the manor received certain services from the manorial lord , such as the latter 's serving as a knight in the former 's military contingent as or when necessary . |
| 7 | Sometimes the boards at the front seem to extend huge leads over the rest of the fleet . |
| 8 | Yet , in the longer term , there can be no doubt that within nuclear expansion , increased coal use and the resurrection of the synfuels programme resides the US 's only chance of reducing imported oil dependence , which will inexorably increase over the rest of the century . |
| 9 | Energy demand is likely to increase by some 90% in the Middle East over the rest of the century as industrialisation continues in the major oil exporters . |
| 10 | In theatres all over the rest of the country The Tart and the Vicar 's Wife packs them in , and has been ever since it opened in Preston in February 1986 . |
| 11 | I have therefore grouped them on a broad geological basis : sand , chalk , clay , and the gravels and loams of the coastal plain which probably also enjoys a modest climatic advantage over the rest of the county . |
| 12 | The issue never addressed is the level to which interest rates should be reduced to enable British industry to compete effectively , let alone give it an edge over the rest of the industrialised world — probably because they have not reached such a level for decades ; nor is there reason to hope they might in the foreseeable future . . |
| 13 | In the tenth century it was imagined to be an immemorial tradition that archbishops wishing to receive from the pope the ‘ pallium ’ , the scarf of lambs ' wool which set them apart as metropolitans and gave them their status over the rest of the bishops , should come to Rome in person to receive it . |
| 14 | The next building block is our family priority in which our spouse actually takes precedence over the rest of the family . |
| 15 | From somewhere out of the back ranks of the fighters , Samson rose up , towering head and shoulders over the rest of the mob . |
| 16 | The GLC 's lesbian and gay anti-discrimination policies provided inspiration not just in London , but all over the rest of the country as well . |
| 17 | My advantage over the rest of the managers is that I can manipulate my time more . |
| 18 | When Barbosa tripped up during the pursuit on the penultimate lap , McKean opened daylight over the rest of his rivals and maintained a three-stride advantage to the line , winning in 1min 47.29secs , ahead of Burundi runner Charles Nkazamyampi ( 1:47.62 ) . |
| 19 | It is about 21 mm ( nearly an inch ) thick , compared with about 3 mm ( ⅛ in ) over the rest of its body . |
| 20 | Better still , there is mounting evidence that growth over the rest of the year could be stronger than expected . |
| 21 | There will be plenty of chances over the rest of this year to judge whether that is the case . |
| 22 | The classical elite theorists , Mosca , Pareto and Michels , all made strong claims to have established a scientific theory proving that government by a small elite over the rest of society is inevitable . |
| 23 | ‘ That quantity of water will be dissipated over the rest of the water mass — Brightlingsea , St Osyth and the rest of the North Sea back to Sweden , ’ he said . |
| 24 | As with most other new communications industries in the twentieth century , the United States quickly established a huge computer lead over the rest of the world . |
| 25 | Now I 'm going to help you with it and what I suggest we do this morning when I give you these sheets will you please write your name and today 's date at the top of the sheet and I put the date on the board , and then can you please resist the temptation to start , start writing over the rest of the sheet until I 've gone through it with you . |
| 26 | By expanding their rule over the rest of Spain the Romans acquired the Douro , the Tagus and the mineral deposits of the Asturias . |
| 27 | ‘ I think we 'll end up with some kind of big confrontation , ’ he said , leaning back in his desk chair , surrounded by other desks and with an open window looking over the rest of downtown . |
| 28 | Confident in our own superiority over the rest of the animal kingdom , it has rarely occurred to us to question how other creatures perceive the world . |
| 29 | As always , Frances Swiney 's medical polemic was even more extensive , claiming women 's innate biological and mental superiority over the rest of creation . |
| 30 | She ran her right hand lightly over the rest of her body . |