Example sentences of "over [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we find basically ‘ figural ’ films , which foreground spectacle over narrative , for example , several of the Spielberg films and many of the late 1980s horror and gothic films , and the Rambo and Schwarzenegger films . |
| 2 | All figural cinema , or cinema which privileges spectacle over narrative or discourse , operates — as Mulvey suggests — largely on the model of and through the primary process . |
| 3 | The line numbers given here give a better sense of the preponderance of dialogue over narrative in the Shipman 's Tale , a ratio of about 2:1 . |
| 4 | Over Whitsun we were on holiday on the Isle of Wight and I dictated the very last corrections to the Green Paper to one of my overworked social security team from a public phone box in Seaview . |
| 5 | There was a mix-up over payment for a meal at a café , and Chapman was hauled off by a gendarme to the police station . |
| 6 | The Poles calculated that Germany owed 29,500,000 złoties to Poland in transit fees through the Corridor , but was dragging its feet over payment . |
| 7 | They can give the familiarity and the regular weekly person-to-person payment of the weekly credit caller or the mail order agent , with a measure of flexibility over payment difficulties which even an understanding commercial lender might find taxing . |
| 8 | He was amongst those who defaulted over payment of the forced loan at Northampton in 1627 . |
| 9 | Mr Begg called on anyone experiencing genuine hardship over payment of poll tax arrears to contact the council . |
| 10 | It is typical of the controlling group 's over enthusiasm for the photo press opportunity that they 're anxious to sign anything , even if the policies are not clear . |
| 11 | Norman 's stormin' over Premier 's snub |
| 12 | Sherwood Computer Services Plc has taken on 34 key staff previously employed by Premier Systems ( London ) Plc , which has ceased trading ; finance director Charles Taylor said Sherwood had known the Oracle house quite well before trouble hit , and would gaining expertise in open systems development , support and consultancy ; Premier specialised in systems for large City investment and financial customers ; the staff will be completely integrated into Sherwood 's London headquarters , forming a separate unit within it , and their skills will complement the September 1992 acquisition of Consort Data Ltd ( CI No 2,017 ) ; Leicester-based Consort does back office systems for smaller than average regional brokers , so Sherwood can now look after both ends of the market ; it is keen to win over Premier 's former customer base , and expects to sign a number of new contracts shortly ; the group is looking at buying Premier 's assets when a liquidator is appointed . |
| 13 | Although the New Year Festival symbolized the inauguration of a new solar cycle , the renewal of fertility , and victory over chaos , its celebration provided no guarantee that the social order would continue undisturbed . |
| 14 | Two men questioned over PC killing |
| 15 | Major international affiliations : In January 1986 France was admitted to the Indian Ocean Commission ( IOC ) because of its sovereignty over Réunion . |
| 16 | But the national curriculum quite honestly , is quite wide and also expands over primary , secondary , and also higher education as well . |
| 17 | The declaration , with its renewed emphasis on the importance of unity and on the obstacles to it , reads like the triumph of hope over experience : ‘ We urge our clergy and faithful not to neglect or undervalue that certain yet imperfect communion we already share . |
| 18 | She had tried to fly over experience , to slough off all that unpleasant part of her life as a snake sloughs off its old skin , but always misery reasserted itself . |
| 19 | Miss Caroline Crawford , the authority 's spokesman , said : ‘ We can all sneer at people who are caught out by outrageous offers , but it is often a case of the triumph of hope over experience . |
| 20 | Once the individual begins to establish regularities , to generalise over experience , it becomes possible for him not only to recognise a particular experience as being one of a type , say a scolding or an interview , it also becomes possible to predict what is likely to happen , what are likely to be the relevant features of context , within a particular type of communicative event . |
| 21 | In sum , the ‘ peaceful ’ purpose of the Soviet Armed Forces , as of Soviet policy , is to move history along in that part of the world where Socialism has not yet triumphed — by casting a shadow and making its presence felt , by posing as an ‘ obstacle ’ against Imperialism 's interference with the ‘ revolutionary struggle ’ ; by erecting a protecting canopy over change . |
| 22 | The Y , so change in Y over change in X so |
| 23 | Though there is little experience of overall trade union influence over change , the health and welfare aspects of " new technology " have frequently been covered by written technology agreements , in particular the design and operation of visual display units . |
| 24 | Union involvement in decision making over change |
| 25 | Erm , yeah Mrs she sort of has the power over level erm if she she sort of , it 's like she 's sort of keeping her on this level in the same household as her |
| 26 | Faced with a persistent excess of expenditure over income , they may cut student numbers or they may increase income . |
| 27 | The financial year ending 31 July 1956 showed an alarming excess of expenditure over income in the general account of £2,238 . |
| 28 | If you could make a profit of approximately £2,500 per week for the fourteen or so unoccupied weeks ( a big if ! ) you would turn that excess of expenditure over income into an income surplus . |
| 29 | The excess of expenditure over income was £83,604 , and the TBC was obliged to rely on subventions from the government ; that continued reliance was to be a significant factor in decisions that were taken later . |
| 30 | Living on income support is for many a very negative experience — the intrusive questioning about income and about personal relationships ; the difficulties of queuing with young children ; the problems when benefits are delayed or lost ; the lack of control over income as more and more direct deductions are made — all these and more contribute to the difficulties of bringing up children alone on a low income . |