Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun] [art] " in BNC.

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1 On 1 April 1959 he presided over a lavish ceremony the purpose of which was the inauguration of an extraordinary church , built , in Franco 's own words , " in memory of my victory over communism , which was trying to dominate Spain " .
2 If a tribunal is given jurisdiction over a certain topic the question is whether the facts relating to that topic exist in the opinion of the tribunal .
3 Mark Farmer who 's already recorded the fastest lap of just over a 120 miles an hour is teaming up with Robert Dunlop … they ride over six laps …
4 Over a six-year period the board membership moved from a minority of three people who supported the change to a ‘ critical mass ’ of individuals who were firmly committed to the change and concerned only about how to implement it .
5 Over a finite path a different frame in free fall may be required for each path element .
6 When the Left want to take control of a particular constituency , they look at its controlling group and note that over a six-month period the maximum number of people attending the decision-making meetings is never more than ( say ) twenty-seven .
7 If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time .
8 A study in West Germany in 1978 said that , with a 30 per cent shortfall in supplies of the metal over a full year the country 's output of goods and services would fall by a quarter .
9 For several years he was frustrated by the state Supreme Court , which reviews all death sentences : over a nine-year period the court reversed 64 of 68 sentences .
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