Example sentences of "in [noun sg] over [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However in practice deterioration of stock inevitably sets in , through a variety of factors : original errors or omissions in selection ( for the reasons suggested above ) ; poor control of withdrawals and replacements ; fluctuations in funding over a period of years ; fluctuations in demand caused by changes in the constituency , or changes in their needs . |
| 2 | Negotiations were still in progress over the division of the Fleet , with Ukraine , Russia and Georgia all demanding a share . |
| 3 | and there 's a white one coming in look over the end of the jetty there |
| 4 | Railway buffs have watched in horror over the years as the office crumbled into an eyesore . |
| 5 | There had been a staggering decrease in difficulty over a century in the largest Swedish daily , Dagens Nyheter , which roughly corresponded to the difference between children 's books and adult literature . |
| 6 | Baker had previously come under heavy attack in parliament over the escape from Brixton Prison in July of two suspected members of the Irish Republican Army [ see p. 38356 ] , over the introduction of legislation related to dangerous dogs , and over the outbreak of inner-city rioting in August-September [ see p. 38445 ] . |
| 7 | As it happens , there is a substantial engine refurbishment contract in the offing which ( although tenders have not yet been invited ) promises to bring someone several tens of millions of pounds in revenue over a period of a few years . |
| 8 | Taking advantage of the ebb and flow of state politics and power , Border reivers swept in force over the Border in the company of English refugees who were now their grateful allies . |
| 9 | If they win , the Turks say that art dealers and museums will have to exercise far more care in future over the provenance of antiquities they acquire . |
| 10 | The probability must be that Ceolwulf and Ecgberht were in accord over the future of the diocese of Hexham and that both approved of Acca 's continued exclusion . |
| 11 | This gives judicial support to the view that financial statements have a limited useful life ( of less than 15 months ) and depreciate in usefulness over a period of time . |
| 12 | The advantage the nationalist rhetoric and the nation statehood confers is that it is always legitimate , liquidating the nationals of other nation states , particularly in contention over a piece of territory . |
| 13 | In LEAs where a scheme of delegation has been in place over a period of years , the question of making more money soon arises . |
| 14 | THOSE who care about such things are at present locked in combat over the issue of whether the greatest number of British skiers go to Austria ( which traditionally enjoys the distinction ) or to France ( which is the flavour of the decade ) . |
| 15 | High rate of growth The rate of growth is a measure of the increase in output over a period of time . |
| 16 | The judge who jailed both father and son for their outburst in court over the sentencing of the man who killed a member of their family showed no compassion . |
| 17 | The squabbling in Cabinet over the formula on which the National Government was to fight the election was , in reality , a form of shadow-boxing : for , whatever the formula , it would be interpreted by those who had the power to interpret it , that is , the Conservative and protectionist majority . |
| 18 | They remained in control over the means of mass communications but those whose work or views they had long ignored were now clamouring for access . |
| 19 | Sites and their related buildings may alternate in use over the years under economic pressure to give the best possible financial return , subject to planning and other restrictions . |
| 20 | Split There were two or more correct hypotheses in sequence over the region of the hand-transcribed phoneme . |
| 21 | As we saw earlier , the fact that the producing units of an industry increase in size over a number of years may be explained by the functional relation between their size and the cost of production . |
| 22 | The fry are born with large black eyes , but these steadily reduce in size over a period of weeks until they are covered with a cartilaginous sheath . |
| 23 | Infection by lymphocystis first appears as ‘ Cauliflower ’ -like growths which gradually increase in size over a period of several weeks or months . |
| 24 | In fact it has been known since the late 1950s ( see for example Nature , vol. 208 , p 423 ) that Po is widely distributed in the environment , and in man , as a result of atmospheric fall-out of the decay products of natural radon-222 , with an abundance in northern temperate latitudes of about 0.06 curie per sq.km or of the order of 10 6 curies in total over the surface of the world land mass . |
| 25 | A bus link between Welshpool and Shrewsbury was in operation over the weekend of 26th-27th January due to construction work on the A5/A49 Shrewsbury bypass . |
| 26 | Most important of all , however , in creating a greater understanding of and attachment to the Protestant message was the regular use of the Elizabethan Prayer Book , which appears to have experienced a gradual increase in popularity as its ceremonies grew in familiarity over the course of the queen 's reign . |
| 27 | Lawrence , for example , was in Parma in 1820 , in ecstasy over the work of Correggio : |
| 28 | The Misses Wynne flew to the window and exclaimed in ecstasy over the view of roof-tops and more roof-tops , and then exclaimed again at their luck in finding somewhere so peaceful and perfect . |
| 29 | In the square a Quaker choir was performing , and old men in heavy overcoats were in uproar over a game of chess . |
| 30 | We 're also engaged with the European Community in discussion over a bid for funding to develop social work , child protection and alternatives to institutional care and to other child care systems within Romania . |