Example sentences of "[noun sg] over [art] age of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A registered elector over the age of twenty-one may be a candidate if not disqualified , but in addition people may stand for election if they have occupied property , been resident or had their main place of work in the area for at least twelve months . |
| 2 | Gandhi has described in Satyagraha in South Africa how in the course of the struggle against the Black Act of 1907 , which required every Indian over the age of eight in the Transvaal to register and be finger-printed , he developed his doctrine of satyagraha or ‘ truth-force ’ and its practical application in civil disobedience . |
| 3 | Under Bosnian law it is illegal to adopt a child over the age of five but the Nicholsons are hoping that , with the aunt 's blessing , this obstacle can be overcome . |
| 4 | ‘ The ruling in Bosnia is you ca n't adopt a child over the age of five . |
| 5 | Random Century have produced a beautiful ‘ gift pack ’ of the book ( hardback ) , lavishly and handsomely illustrated by the author , together with this cassette , making a highly desirable present for any child over the age of three . |
| 6 | I also accept that if a ‘ Gillick competent ’ child under 16 has a right to refuse treatment , so too has a child over the age of 16 . |
| 7 | If he did so intend then , in the case of a child over the age of 16 , his interpretation of the law was inconsistent with the express words of section 8(3) of the Act of 1969 . |
| 8 | Certainly a child over the age of 16 may give valid consent to medical treatment ( Family Law Reform Act 1969 , s8 ) and may be presumed to have the capacity to withhold consent to treatment and examination unless mentally incapacitated in some way . |
| 9 | In 1980 , the illiteracy rate was estimated to be 40 per cent of the population over the age of fifteen , with a further 15 per cent semi-literate . |
| 10 | According to the 1981 census , 46.5 per cent of the population over the age of seventeen was illiterate . |
| 11 | All the evidence suggests that for 99.9 per cent of the population over the age of seven or eight homosexuality is determined . ' |
| 12 | On average , inner London districts employ around one third fewer district nurses per capita of the resident population over the age of 75 than comparable districts outside London and the cost per contact is 60% higher than the national average . |
| 13 | Between 1911 and the 1980s the proportion of the UK population over the age of 65 had tripled from 5 per cent to 15 per cent . |
| 14 | Historically , the major group of offenders are 14- to 20-year-old males and these peaked as a proportion of the population in 1982 at 6.77 per cent ( of the total population over the age of 10 ) before declining to 5.99 per cent in 1988 . |
| 15 | Single person over the age of 65 ( this is instead of the younger single allowance , not in addition ) £3400 |
| 16 | Single person over the age of 75 £3540 |
| 17 | Any young person over the age of 18 who wishes to obtain further details of this event please contact Fr. |
| 18 | These two novels are rich in originality and credulity , and as such , I think , should be included in the library of any literate person over the age of fourteen . |
| 19 | There may be difficulty obtaining a policy over the age of 75 . |
| 20 | Appointment or re-appointment over the age of 65 should be regarded as exceptional and should only be offered if equally suitable younger candidates are not available . ’ |
| 21 | A keen observer , or possibly any male over the age of twelve , might well have noticed the small hand-gun nestling in her cleavage . |
| 22 | The ACFA mailing list represents approximately 68% of patients with cystic fibrosis over the age of 16 in the United Kingdom , and over 80% of those aged 25 or more . |
| 23 | In January 1967 , there was the famous Human Be-in at Golden Gate park in San Francisco , and Allen Ginsberg , now suitably converted to Buddhism blew on a conch shell and chanted Hindu sayings and recommended that every healthy American over the age of fourteen should try LSD once . |
| 24 | I now prefer the analogy of the legal ‘ flak jacket ’ which protects the doctor from claims by the litigious whether he acquires it from his patient who may be a minor over the age of 16 , or a ‘ Gillick competent ’ child under that age or from another person having parental responsibilities which include a right to consent to treatment of the minor . |
| 25 | The first issue before us , as it was before Thorpe J. , was whether Parliament had , by section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 , conferred on a minor over the age of 16 years an absolute right to refuse medical treatment , in which case the limitation of the court 's inherent jurisdiction exemplified by A. v. Liverpool City Council [ 1982 ] A.C. 363 would have operated so as to preclude any intervention by the court . |
| 26 | The basic award for each employee is calculated as one and a half week 's pay for each year of continuous employment over the age of 41 , one week 's pay for each such year between the ages of 22 and 40 , and half a week 's pay for each year between the ages of 18 and 21 . |
| 27 | The payment is calculated as one and a half week 's pay for each year of continuous employment over the age of 40 up to 65 for a man and 60 for a woman , one week 's pay for each year between the ages of 22 and 40 , and half a week 's pay for each year between the ages of 18 and 21 . |
| 28 | For example , Fanshel and Shinn 's large study ( 1978 ) of children in care in New York State excluded those entering care over the age of 11 , offenders and those whose stay in care was less than 90 days . |
| 29 | We already make exceptions to the capital rule where homes are occupied by a spouse , a relative over the age of 60 or a relative who is incapacitated . |