Example sentences of "of [noun] and [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those worth considering , as they also have a variety of reds and greens over the basic coloration as well as stripes , include C. festae , C. urophthalmus or trimaculatum . |
| 2 | The workers , placed in a situation where they could trust neither management nor union , entered into an uneasy alliance with the group , engaging in a series of discussions and meetings over the summer of 1980 . |
| 3 | As for Unix , Morales said that Stratus has met similar problems to other manufacturers — many customers are n't willing to alter systems in which they have invested a lot of money and personnel over the years . |
| 4 | The state of the market can be ascertained by visiting a number of shops and auctions over the period of a few weeks , and carefully noting the prices . |
| 5 | She watched the play of sinews and veins over the backs of his hands as he massaged the cream in . |
| 6 | Many perceived the affair as a struggle between the competing claims of parents and teachers over the education of the child . |
| 7 | Sir : The letter from the vice-chancellor of Essex University ( 10 October ) reflects the appalling compliance with government views which has been the policy of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals over the last decade . |
| 8 | Yet the current momentum of industrial development is expected to result in the disappearance of no less than 20,000 species of plants and animals over the next decade . |
| 9 | Human population expansion is threatening to lead to unprecedented extinctions of plants and animals over the next 50 years , according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) . |
| 10 | However , if we looked at the total costs of using the vehicles one could argue that by using reducing balance the repair costs in later life would be compensated by the additional depreciation in earlier years so achieving a matching of costs and revenues over the assets ' life . |
| 11 | Men , dusty people and folk of diverse devices , people of business and of leisure , folk of the frontiers and foreign men … trackers of beasts and of seasons , breakers of camp in the little dawn wind , seekers of water and watercourses over the wrinkled rind of the world , O seekers , O finders of reasons to be up and be gone … |
| 12 | For example , Britain received $3.2billion of the $12.8billion Marshall money — worth just over 7 per cent of all our imports of goods and services over the five years . |
| 13 | We could see the green patches marking the old shieling sites where the incidental presence of humans and cattle over the generations had permanently fertilised the soil . |
| 14 | There are no certainties in the field of demography , but on the assumption that present mortality rates at all ages will not worsen , we can be fairly certain about the absolute numbers of men and women over the present statutory retirement pension age ( 60 for women and 65 for men ) well into the twenty-first century — at least until the 2040s — because all of them are already born . |
| 15 | It is , however , vital that mothers realise that scans do not only detect abnormalities , they also detect multiple births , and have been one of the main factors in increasing the survival rate of twins and triplets over the last few years . |