Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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1 | It was viewed by the BBFC last week in the wake of a storm of controversy over claims that the game depicted torture and mutilation . |
2 | This consists of a layer of gravel over a raised grid at the bottom of the tank . |
3 | It is not the uncontrollable event , however , which is crucial as a determinant of depression but the expectation of a lack of control over stress which is argued to be a sufficient condition for depression ( Seligman , 1975 ) . |
4 | The examination of all the images produced during a particular period or of a selection of images over a longer period will often provide a good idea of how the relevant state or regime wished to represent itself . |
5 | It was with his father Paul 's encouragement that Pascal eventually set to work on the project , which has been ‘ something of a labour of love over the last few years ’ . |
6 | The grant of a right of way over a road will include the following ancillary rights : ( 1 ) the right to stop for such time as is necessary to load and unload vehicles ( McIlraith v Grady [ 1968 ] 1 QB 468 ) but only where there is no other convenient place to stop London and Suburban Land v Carey ( 1991 ) 62 P & CR 480 ) ; and ( 2 ) the right to a sufficiency of vertical space immediately above the road for the purpose of loading and unloading ( VT Engineering Ltd v Barland ( Richard ) & Co Ltd ( 1968 ) 19 P & CR 890 ) . |
7 | Undertake the management of the care of a group of patients over a period of time and organise the appropriate support service . |
8 | Mr Favell resigned as John Major 's official Commons aide when the Premier was Chancellor because of a clash of views over Europe . |
9 | The directors are accordingly not obliged to maximise current profits in order to satisfy short-term demands for dividends at the expense of a growth in profitability over a longer period . |
10 | In the event of a dispute between Programmers over any matter arising under or in connection with this Agreement , then ( after full discussion with the Programmers ) the opinion of the Publisher shall prevail . |
11 | In the event of a dispute between Programmers over any matter arising under or in connection with this Agreement , then ( after full discussion with the Programmers ) the opinion of the Publisher shall prevail . |
12 | While all kadis were appointed by the state and received allowances , for example , certainly in the period under review only the most important of the muftis received official appointments or salaries ; and indeed , even the salary of the Mufti of Istanbul , until the very end of the period , was considerably smaller than the allowances ( to say nothing of the income ) of a number of kadis over whom he clearly took precedence , the pattern possibly having been established by the perhaps consciously modest demands made by Fahreddin Acemi . |
13 | The deaths in police custody of a number of detainees over the years have also been controversial . |
14 | This change of outlook was the result of a fusing of perceptions over some years about the character and behaviour of the West Indians as partners in the project of amelioration and gradual emancipation . |