Example sentences of "over [det] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , as far as the termination and re-grant of a franchise is concerned , Rask suggests that the decision of the EAT in LMCDrains Ltd v Waught ( EAT 182/90 ) , upholding an application of the Regulations , is to be preferred over that of the same court in Robert Seligman Corp v Baker [ 1983 ] ICR 770 , denying their applicability . |
| 2 | When a polymer dissolves in a liquid , the interaction of the two components stimulates an increase in polymer dimensions over that in the unsolvated state . |
| 3 | A variable-speed fan is fitted over each of the four main berths . |
| 4 | The changes induced over each of the four segments of path are respectively and and are evaluated at the location indicated within parentheses . |
| 5 | On Greek cross plan , it has one square tower over the crossing and an octagonal one over each of the four arms ( 357 ) . |
| 6 | To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food how many miles of hedgerow he expects to be planted in the United Kingdom over each of the next three years . |
| 7 | Dr Hughes , who said UKOOA would urgently seek views of members on the detailed impact of the moves , pointed out that the changes could mean the industry as a whole losing from £300 million to £400 million in cash flow which could have been used for reinvestment over each of the next two years . |
| 8 | That highly-creditable figure reflects nonetheless a fall over each of the last two seasons . |
| 9 | The W façade is remarkable for its monumental stucco reliefs over each of the three W doors . |
| 10 | Careful scrutiny reveals that the cross-sections of such scarps are something like that shown in Figure 7.7 ( b ) , which in turn can represent the situation shown in Figure 7.7 ( c ) in which one piece of surface is thrust over another at a low angle . |
| 11 | Like a jockey choosing one ride over another before a Grand National , Tip finished up with the winner in 1961 . |
| 12 | One hundred and fifty nine states have signed UNCLOS , several significant western states have not , although , to date a little over half of the required ratifications have been deposited . |
| 13 | Those in favour of an executive presidency thus constituted about 40 per cent of the electorate ; to be accepted , the proposal had to be approved by over half of the total electorate . |
| 14 | Evidence from other European countries and the United States also points to declines in crime , including offences against property , over much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 15 | Although there is a relative consistency in the thicknesses of Permian and Triassic strata ( excluding Zechstein salt swell ) over much of the Southern North Sea Basin , there are marked differences in Jurassic and Cretaceous thicknesses in different structural provinces . |
| 16 | Outline how the lunar cratering rate over much of the last 4600 Ma has been estimated . |
| 17 | Although the port prospered in part , particularly as a base for privateering depredations on foreign ships , the dues which might have increased the town 's wealth were hard to collect , and attempts to extend port rights over much of the coastal plain met with little success . |
| 18 | Photometry of the Moon with Earth-based radar shows that over much of the near side the dust extends downwards for at least about a hundred metres . |
| 19 | Over much of the Arctic , surface drainage is poor ; permafrost seals the subsoil , and snow-melt provides a flush of water in late spring . |
| 20 | There is also an important grassland element over much of the heavy land of the Weald , where farming is characteristically more mixed than on the Downs , the coastal plain , river valleys or levels . |
| 21 | It was said , in effect , that the extent of , say , carbonate deposits over a few square miles in the Bahamas at the present day is something quite different from the persistence of carbonates in early Carboniferous times over much of the northern hemisphere . |
| 22 | Hence , Cnut 's inheritance was international and many-faceted : there were numerous opportunities to be taken , pitfalls to be avoided and problems to be overcome , both at home and abroad , before his dominion and influence extended over much of the northern world , and merited the title by which his fellow Scandinavians know him today : Knut den store — Cnut the Great . |
| 23 | Results from the European Arctic Stratospheric Experiment ( Easoe ) show that ozone levels reached a record low over much of the northern hemisphere in January , as chlorofluorocarbon ( CFC ) chemicals combined with natural pollutants from the Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption to create " highly peturbed conditions " in the stratosphere . |
| 24 | But they could still depend on their hold over many of the British chieftains and their families . |
| 25 | Results for the current year were likely to show little or no improvement over those for the first six months . |
| 26 | According to the survey results , for the 12 months ending in January this year , 51 per cent of Britain 's smaller exporters increased their overseas sales over those for the previous year , a further 23 per cent kept them at the same level and 26 per cent reported a drop . |
| 27 | It stated that Karelia 's constitution and laws took precedence over those of the Russian Federation and the Soviet Union , but that some of Karelia 's state powers were voluntarily delegated to Russia , of which it remained part . |
| 28 | Russia 's sovereignty should involve the Russian constitution and laws taking precedence over those of the Soviet Union ; a separate Russian citizenship ; Russian ownership of its economic wealth and resources ; the right to formulate economic reform policies separately from the union ; and independence in foreign policy . |
| 29 | Turkmenia on Aug. 22 and Tadjikistan on Aug. 25 joined the list of republics declaring sovereignty and the precedence of their constitutions and laws over those of the Soviet Union . |
| 30 | The upper incisors closing scissor-like over those of the lower jaw . |