Example sentences of "of [noun] [coord] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwinism was associated with a philosophy of progress and domination over Nature , while some Lamarckians showed a greater awareness of natural interactions . |
| 2 | With foodstuffs , for example , there has been a great deal of trial and error over many millennia to determine whether a given animal or plant provides desirable food . |
| 3 | In total , including Turnham Green , it occupies 13,300 acres of mainly flat land on a gentle south-westerly slope down from the hills of Harrow and Highgate — from 36 feet to 15 feet above the ordnance survey datum — with a fine depth of approximately 40 feet of gravel and sand over London clay , topped by fine vegetable mould . |
| 4 | A fascinating and challenging work , by internationally renowned Marxist historian E. J. Hobsbawm , tracing the history of nations and nationalism over the last two centuries and dispelling much of the myth that surrounds modern nationalism . |
| 5 | In the short term , nitrogenous fertilizers , by increasing grasses and clovers , can result in an increase in the earthworm population , but continuous use of superphosphate or Nitro-chalk over a long period has been shown , in trials at Rothamstead , to reduce numbers in proportion to the amount of nitrogen applied . |
| 6 | This means that the outgoing particles have an extra degree of randomness or unpredictability over and above that usually associated with the uncertainty principle . |
| 7 | Thick white clouds raced across the blue sky , casting a perpetual kaleidoscope of light and shade over the earth . |
| 8 | In the main they draw attention to the changes of attitude and behaviour over the years . |
| 9 | The aim was to have a ‘ Bantu paper in every province from the Cape to the Congo ’ — a clear indication of the fact that white settlers in Southern Africa regarded their sphere of influence and authority over Africans as legitimately extending that far north . |
| 10 | 4 Meanwhile , toast the bread and , while still warm , rub with the halved clove of garlic and drizzle over a little olive oil . |
| 11 | The authorities in Beijing realised that ‘ many college students … suffered serious mental problems because of loneliness or anxiety over their studies or love lives ’ ( CD 23. 2. 1988 ) and several major institutions were talking of the possibility of setting up advisory bodies for students with emotional problems , but few actually existed . |
| 12 | Bradwell also claimed that the issue highlighted conflicting rights of parents and school over the moral education of the children . |
| 13 | His emission shot into her mouth , and she slowly and deliberately sucked his balls dry before withdrawing her lips , and spitting a mouthful of semen and saliva over his belly and crotch . |
| 14 | The prevalence of commodity and price over structural policy in the CAP , and the distortions introduced by the mechanics of agro-monetary compensation have favoured northern and central European agricultural producers , particularly those in the richer farming areas , while those of the poorer Mediterranean regions or of other DRAs like the Highlands of Scotland have been neglected . |
| 15 | Many common passerine species must also have increased their downland ranges as a result of the slow advance of scrub and woodland over the remaining grass , and probably the downland avifauna is more varied today than in 1939 despite losing its characteristic and most interesting specialities . |
| 16 | Even so , the Bosnian Serbs ' rejection of the Vance-Owen peace plan on May 6th stands out as a spectacular triumph of greed and folly over common sense . |
| 17 | Well anyway getting back to on hardstand number thirteen , it seemed as if he was filling his , it ran out of supplies , so he was filling his supply tank and one of the flight crew of the airplane bumped into him so he spilled this mixture of gasoline and oil over the stove and naturally the tent caught on fire . |
| 18 | Common law rights are acquired as a result of custom and practice over many years . |
| 19 | Each patient was provided with a diary card to record bowel frequency and episodes of incontinence and urgency over a one month period . |
| 20 | Perhaps , thought Fenella , the Robemaker had drawn a veil of colour and light over his spells , rather as people covered their favourite gowns or pieces of furniture with dust sheets . |
| 21 | 1980 ; Halsey , Heath and Ridge 1980 ) who have used statistical analyses of education and occupation over several generations to question assumptions concerning increased social mobility , Bourdieu is able to demonstrate the largely illusory nature of this claim ( 1984 : 135–68 ) . |
| 22 | Another reason for looking at women 's attitudes to housework comes from surveys of gender differences in the areas of education and employment over the last few decades . |
| 23 | In most other countries those firms employing over 1000 workers have substantially increased their share of output and employment over the past few decades , so why is Japan different ? |
| 24 | In most other countries those firms employing over 1000 workers have substantially increased their share of output and employment over the past few decades , so why is Japan different ? |
| 25 | That patch had slowly become an image of despair and frustration over many occasions since she had first shared his bed . |
| 26 | Gray ( 1986 , pp. 11 , 16 ) sees ‘ little evidence of genuine assessment beyond the establishment of a few input indicators ’ , and suggests that we are witnessing ‘ the ascendancy of economy and efficiency over effectiveness and efficacy ’ . |
| 27 | The period of perestroika under Gorbachev revealed widespread criticism of the lack of control and supervision over the party and government bureaucracies , together with resentment at their ostentatious privileges . |
| 28 | the profession and having powers of control and discipline over its members ; |
| 29 | The major formal sanction in the hands of the government is the power of appointment and dismissal over boards and ( normally ) chief executives of public enterprises . |
| 30 | According to the society , water voles , otters , redshank , snipe and lapwing and wetland plants such as marsh orchid and bog pimpernel had declined as a result of over-abstraction and drainage over many years . |