Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] mark over the " in BNC.

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1 They offended some of the more straight-laced among the constructors — people who might have been more inclined to help the Fittipaldis if they kept better company — and generally put a question mark over the Fittipaldi team : how it was surviving , with whose backing , by what means .
2 The absence of facilities within GIS software for handling the effects of input data uncertainty and possible error propagation by GIS operations creates a question mark over the safe utilization of many aspects of the technology .
3 For the first time since the process of unification began it placed a question mark over the future of Kohl , who had made 14 campaign appearances and admitted that the result represented a " bitter defeat " .
4 It could even put a question mark over the future of England captain and selector Graham Gooch , whose fitness and discipline regime have become a hallmark of the current side , and which Gower has had some difficulty fitting in with .
5 The arrival of Keown at Arsenal would put a question mark over the future of Steve Bould , although Graham has in the past employed a three-man system at the heart of the Highbury defence to great effect .
6 In the intervening period between Maastricht and the further stages , the Prime Minister and the Government must face the fact that , if they are standing apart , they will put a question mark over the prospect of further investment and further development .
7 Dr Clark said , however : ‘ This must put a question mark over the future of one of the Vickers ’ plants , either in Newcastle or Leeds . ’
8 The outcome put a question mark over the long-term survival of the centre-left coalition which took power in March [ see p. 38821 ] with a strong commitment to constitutional reform .
9 The Danish and French referendums on the Maastricht treaty have put a question mark over the future of the European Community .
10 Clearly the school was fortunate in having this quality of professional support , and in common with many other schools these facts throw a question mark over the staff 's ability to match informed and enthusiastic curriculum debate with commensurate knowledge of available books and learning resources .
11 These disparities throw a question mark over the accuracy of social costs data .
12 Any retrospective rule change would place a question mark over the reselections of Mr George Galloway in Glasgow Hillhead and Mr Ron Brown in Edinburgh Leith , who were both nominated on a majority of trade union votes .
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