Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [noun] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The method used is one where the development of skills and ideas takes precedence over the accumulation of academic facts for their own sake . |
| 32 | Four countries ( El Salvador , Honduras , Morocco and Congo , with total foreign debts of US$30,500 million ) took advantage of the move , agreeing to packages spreading repayments over a period of 15 years — instead of the 10 years previously allowed by the Club . |
| 33 | Throughout the public sector individuals exercise discretion over a wide range of issues . |
| 34 | Unix licence revenues increased 43% over the third quarter of fiscal 1992 , with Desktop licence sales growing 35% over the prior period , and the two together comprised 75% of total licence revenues for the quarter , compared with 69% of total licence revenues a year ago . |
| 35 | Unix licence revenues increased 43% over the third quarter of fiscal 1992 , with Desktop licence sales growing 35% over the prior period , and the two together comprised 75% of total licence revenues for the quarter , compared with 69% of total licence revenues a year ago . |
| 36 | There had already been some friction with the head of the Catholic Church in Spain , Cardinal Gomá , and with General Queipo de Llano ; the monarchists disliked the Falange , as did many military men ; and some Falangists harboured resentment over the 1937 unification of parties . |
| 37 | Much of our ‘ truancy ’ is condoned by parents , where family needs take priority over the school . |
| 38 | The legal profession is not always entirely blameless in these matters , for there is often left in the minds of interested people the suspicion that , in the courts of law the scoring of points and the winning of cases takes precedence over the desire to administer justice and establish truth . |
| 39 | In the years following the Second World War the European colonial powers retained control over a large number of military and naval bases among their colonies . |
| 40 | THUGS poured petrol over a schoolboy and tried to set him alight after he refused to go shoplifting . |
| 41 | Ministers have agreed to set aside resources totalling £4m over the next three years to enable the Library to plan and execute fire safety and precaution works , though formal approval of the figures is still awaited . |
| 42 | Five firms facing charges over the death of a Gloucestershire workman on the Severn Bridge are expected to be dealt with by a Crown Court . |
| 43 | FOUR remaining City figures facing trial over the Blue Arrow affair were told yesterday by trial judge Mr Justice McKinnon that it was ‘ far , far too soon ’ to discuss a timetable . |
| 44 | LABOUR leader John Smith 's troubles over Europe deepened yesterday as more senior party figures broke ranks over the Maastricht treaty . |
| 45 | A number of important changes took place over the 18 months . |
| 46 | STEVE ARCHIBALD & THE HIBS BOARD SQUABBLE OVER THE LAST CLEAN STRIP |
| 47 | As M. W. Eysenck ( 1982 ) points out , unless studies collect data over a large range of different arousal levels , there are relatively few patterns of results which are actually inconsistent with an inverted-U relationship . |
| 48 | His armies poured north over the Border , slaughtering men , women and children indiscriminately . |
| 49 | Among problems raising doubts over the ‘ special relationship ’ before Mr Major 's arrival was a claim that Airbus Industrie , the consortium which includes British Aerospace , had received unfair subsidies to help it compete with American aircraft builders . |
| 50 | Other families need help over a longer period , although the group is careful not to overlap with the work of professional staff from the social services . |
| 51 | Right now , the House and Senate judiciary committees have jurisdiction over the FBI and the DEA . |
| 52 | Mr Franklin says the promised stream of profits averaging £10m over the next five years has a present value of roughly £44m . |
| 53 | Tall beech trees shed leaves over a disused tennis court , near well-kept lawns and bright hydrangeas . |
| 54 | The project will be funded by the World Bank which is to provide loans totalling $130m over the next four to six years to pay for hardware , software , consultancy and data entry . |
| 55 | The project will be funded by the World Bank which is to provide loans totalling $130m over the next four to six years to pay for hardware , software , consultancy and data entry . |
| 56 | Lord Justice Bingham has dismissed criticism of BCCI auditors Price Waterhouse over the potential conflicts of interest engendered by the various roles that the firm played on behalf of the Bank of England in the run-up to the bank 's collapse . |
| 57 | ‘ It 's no good one neighbour trying to grow seedless if next door his neighbour has seeded hops blowing pollen over the fence . ’ |
| 58 | For instance , husbands are more likely than wives to have control over the use of the family car , if a car is shared by the household . |
| 59 | Altogether , tutorials take place over a period of about twenty-four weeks in the last year of a course , and usually by the last twelve tutorials a student has a much clearer idea of what he or she is about . |
| 60 | Scribblers added oil for this purpose , while spinners held wool over a steaming kettle and could conceal the removal of half a pound in every six this way . |