Example sentences of "with the [noun pl] over [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abroad , Reagan took a tough line in bargaining with the Russians over nuclear weapons and warned the Soviet Union against interference in Poland ( CORE , pp. 95–6 ) . |
| 2 | He claimed that Britain and other leading European powers are at odds with the Germans over crucial aspects of the European Commission code on community take-overs . |
| 3 | It may be that Britain has overemphasised the potential benefits of free trade ; that she has actually benefited from the protectionist philosophy which permeates the EEC ; that being a member of a cohesive new power bloc is what has counted ; that the ‘ fight ’ with the Americans over agricultural matters is a case in point ; that had she been on her own , Britain would have been trampled over by her cousins on the other side of the Atlantic . |
| 4 | His father quarrelled with the Colonels over some detail of graft . |
| 5 | At the same time his pathological detestation of ‘ popery ’ guaranteed that he would vote with the Whigs over great questions of policy , such as the Hanoverian succession and the war with France . |
| 6 | Under the settlement , the government agreed to allow mineworkers to present alternative proposals and promised thorough discussions with the unions over planned tax increases . |