Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minor works grants of up to £1,000 are available to home owners or private tenants over the age of 60 who are in receipt of Income Support , Community Charge Benefit , or Housing Benefit . |
| 2 | If we can not tell our love to them , then there will be no vision or angels or heavenly choirs over the hill country beyond the window of these islands this Christmas . |
| 3 | Following the spate of job losses suffered by the manufacturing sector in October [ see p. 39159 ] , British Rail ( which was one of the government 's key candidates for privatization but which was suffering a massive decline in revenue as a result of the continuing recession ) announced on Nov. 19 that it was declaring 5,000 voluntary or compulsory redundancies over the next four months . |
| 4 | B A er had a very clear dominance at Heathrow , erm it was a dominance that erm has effectively been erm given to them on a plate by the government , or successive governments over the last fifty years , erm and which in effect saw off you know , Laker , B Cal , Dan Air , Air Europe , erm and er and er and er it 's it 's them having that dominance and then being able to erm er effectively misuse that dominance by er by using the dom the dominance on say the routes which say Virgin Atlantic do n't fly to er actually damage Virgin on on on the routes that erm that we do fly . |
| 5 | Reports of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh and other rival claims persisted through late September and the whole of October , despite the ceasefire agreements of Aug. 28 and Sept. 25 [ see pp. 39059 ; 39108 ] . |
| 6 | For instance , Townsend writes that : ‘ the concepts of retirement [ and ] pensionable status … have been developed in both capitalist and state socialist countries in ways which have created and reinforced the social dependency of the elderly ’ ; and Walker believes that : ‘ dependency at both ends of the age spectrum has been enlarged by social and economic developments over the course of this century ’ . |
| 7 | Other delegates included the Italian Prime Minister , Giulio Andreotti , and a French junior minister , the Financial Times commenting that the Libyan leader 's new-found international respectability was the reward for his decision to return to more conventional foreign and economic policies over the previous 18 months . |
| 8 | The Tokugawa confirmed their hold on power by a complex structure of physical , political and economic controls over the several hundred local lords ( daimyo ) whose domains ( han ) made up the rest of the country , the samurai ( warrior ) class who constituted their followers and the populace who resided within their territories . |
| 9 | J.M. Dunn died in May 1969 and , although the author has subsequently acquired many of Mr Dunn 's notebooks and private papers over the years , this particular correspondence was not included and has not surfaced as yet . |
| 10 | It was a high-ceilinged , gracious room with thick carpet under-foot and rich curtains over the windows . |
| 11 | In his spare time , Geoff is an active life member of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust , who dedicate themselves to preserving museum pieces of the rich output of Rolls-Royce and associated companies over the years . |
| 12 | Mailer 's press and public appearances over the past few years had shown a tendency , much like everyone else 's , to be a bit — well — paparazzi -orientated . |
| 13 | They maybe have n't listened to their clients enough , particularly their industrial and commercial clients over the years . |
| 14 | It was unfortunate for Virgin that in applying for ‘ exemption ’ to fly into America they should have walked into a simmering row between the American and British governments over the British refusal to allow PanAm to operate a third frequency across the Atlantic . |
| 15 | Storms and high tides over the winter gauged even deeper into the sand dunes . |
| 16 | AGE Concern has attacked as ‘ uncaring ’ the attitude of the Department of Health and Social Services over the closure of State Homes . |
| 17 | In the attempt to combine the analysis of physical processes of soil erosion with that of human agricultural and pastoral practices , the expectations of natural and social scientists over the status and domain of proof tend to be irreconcilable ( for further discussion readers are referred to more detailed texts such as Winch 1958 ; Bernal 1969 ; Benton 1977 ; Gregory ( 1978 ) . |
| 18 | Apart from differences in educational opportunities , a combination of economic and social factors over the past few years has sharpened stratification within the black population . |
| 19 | First , it reiterates and extends the list of central purposes of the curriculum as outlined in the 1944 Education Act ; secondly , it establishes the priority of individual and social needs over the economic , the needs of pupils as pupils rather than as future wage-earners . |
| 20 | By examining the response to these and similar issues over the coming years , this series will provide a unique means of monitoring the changes in society as the twentieth century draws to a close . |
| 21 | With little possibility of much fulfilment in this world , they look to the next ; they are for ever visiting temples and mosques ( for this they are required to revert to their male clothes ) and going on pilgrimage to Hindu and Muslim shrines over the subcontinent . |
| 22 | Some reports suggested that the communiqué concealed sharp differences between G-7 leaders over trade policy , with European leaders stressing disagreements in areas relating to intellectual property and financial services as opposed to US and Canadian grievances over the issue of European farm subsidies [ see pp. 37796 ; 37930 ] . |
| 23 | The six-bedroom , 18th Century home has three acres of manicured gardens and magnificent views over the Cotswolds . |
| 24 | There have been a number of unfortunate and avoidable confrontations over the years , brought on by the profanities bellowed out by climbers having a hard time on the shady cliff . |
| 25 | Some people stood up to make speeches and there were rallies and demonstrations calling for greater freedoms and human rights over the winter months . |
| 26 | May was the month to see it to best advantage : azaleas spilled cascades of coral and blood-red flowers over the pathways , lilac bushes waved their plump , perfumed arms , interspersed by spiky sentinels of variegated holly , and overhead , leaning in regally protective attitudes , the magnolia trees spread a lustrous canopy of waxen , creamy blooms . |
| 27 | Potter expects this operation to show further growth and increased profits over the coming year . |
| 28 | Hence the changes in attitude towards the fibre , fat and additive content of foodstuffs , the increased interest in healthy foods , consumer reaction to intensive farming and environmental concerns over the use of pesticides , ( etc ) . |
| 29 | By Paul Brown Environment Correspondent CHANGES in government policy are about to release large areas of land for commercial forestry and halt the feud between the timber trade and environmental groups over the conservation of upland areas . |
| 30 | The World Bank announced on July 10 that Egypt was to receive a total of US$8,000 million from about 30 governments and international institutions over the following two years . |