Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun pl] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh and other rival claims persisted through late September and the whole of October , despite the ceasefire agreements of Aug. 28 and Sept. 25 [ see pp. 39059 ; 39108 ] . |
| 2 | Other delegates included the Italian Prime Minister , Giulio Andreotti , and a French junior minister , the Financial Times commenting that the Libyan leader 's new-found international respectability was the reward for his decision to return to more conventional foreign and economic policies over the previous 18 months . |
| 3 | The Tokugawa confirmed their hold on power by a complex structure of physical , political and economic controls over the several hundred local lords ( daimyo ) whose domains ( han ) made up the rest of the country , the samurai ( warrior ) class who constituted their followers and the populace who resided within their territories . |
| 4 | Mailer 's press and public appearances over the past few years had shown a tendency , much like everyone else 's , to be a bit — well — paparazzi -orientated . |
| 5 | Occupational , family and residential histories over a twenty-year period will elucidate and Aberdonians ' relationship to and experience of the oil industry across generations . |
| 6 | A healthy rise of pressure over the UK on the 30th and 31st heralded a complete change of weather type and the resultant anticyclone of 1040 millibars central pressure gave over six hours of bright sunshine and calm conditions over a good part of the mainland . |
| 7 | It was unfortunate for Virgin that in applying for ‘ exemption ’ to fly into America they should have walked into a simmering row between the American and British governments over the British refusal to allow PanAm to operate a third frequency across the Atlantic . |
| 8 | Apart from differences in educational opportunities , a combination of economic and social factors over the past few years has sharpened stratification within the black population . |
| 9 | First , it reiterates and extends the list of central purposes of the curriculum as outlined in the 1944 Education Act ; secondly , it establishes the priority of individual and social needs over the economic , the needs of pupils as pupils rather than as future wage-earners . |
| 10 | Diversions of existing deep foul sewers were undertaken using a combination of pipe-jacking and mini-tunnel techniques over a total length of 455 metres — the longest drive being 342 metres of 1-metre diameter mini-tunnel beneath both new and old A71 and the Union Canal . |
| 11 | By examining the response to these and similar issues over the coming years , this series will provide a unique means of monitoring the changes in society as the twentieth century draws to a close . |
| 12 | Potter expects this operation to show further growth and increased profits over the coming year . |
| 13 | The World Bank announced on July 10 that Egypt was to receive a total of US$8,000 million from about 30 governments and international institutions over the following two years . |
| 14 | Just a little note ( — ) to say thank you to everyone who sent cards and good wishes over the past few months . |
| 15 | The idea is that tax , payable annually in arrears , would be based on taxable expenditure , which is the difference between net receipts during the year and net savings over the same period . |
| 16 | THE Newry and Mourne area is to stage a number of festivals and outdoor events over the next two weeks . |
| 17 | This had been achieved following lengthy negotiations with the Post Office and would cause minimal disruption and considerable savings over the current system . |
| 18 | Sir : We write to express our deep concern and profound fears over the continued detention of scores of prominent trade union leaders and activists in the Sudan and the banning of all union activity . |
| 19 | The Government will also publish an annual energy report to provide information relevant to business and investment decisions , including trends in supply and demand , licensing activity and regulatory developments over the whole energy field . |
| 20 | Trends in prices for Flemish-Dutch , French and Italian drawings over the last twelve years are described here , with an attempt at evaluating how the technique used , the subject of the drawing , its dimensions , its provenance and other objective characteristics may influence prices . |
| 21 | The title has been widely purchased by hobbyists , student , trainees , colleges , training departments and a very wide range of retail and industrial organisations over the past four years . |
| 22 | In other words , if fewer teeth were filled to begin with , and more worn fillings were repaired , rather than replaced , their owners would have less need for crowns , dentures , root-canal therapy and dental implants over the long haul . |
| 23 | Central government has sunk over 1,200 waterholes in southern and western provinces over the last ten years , and continues to sink about 150 boreholes a year in Lusaka alone . |
| 24 | Increased production , new tufted machines , extra shifts , more employees and new buildings over the last two years , means that Lyle has expanded and grown . |
| 25 | By all means let us find ways of limiting the use of cars , but in truth , is the real cause of our difficulties not the dramatic rise in numbers of people in this and other countries over the past 70 years ? |
| 26 | Demonstrations by tens of thousands continued in Timisoara and other towns over the next four days . |
| 27 | Behavioural item check lists were completed by the mothers and teachers which provided assessments of several different behavioural dimensions and behavioural changes over a 5 year period will be analysed with respect to specific life events , life circumstances and primary school experience . |
| 28 | A study of mothers ' reports of their four- and seven-year olds over a four-week period indicated an act of helping ( excluding regular duties ) every day or so . |
| 29 | The assistance on offer from Carers Impact comes in the form of small development teams which will work with health and local authorities over a sustained period of time . |