Example sentences of "over and above " in BNC.
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| 61 | But more recently , TI is gaining a reputation for its disclosures over and above the requirements that , in the words of one analyst , ‘ set a precedent for other companies to follow ’ . |
| 62 | On insurance business the bank now makes provision where necessary for the estimated amount required over and above unearned premiums to meet future claims and related expenses . |
| 63 | Although the [ draft ] FRS requires appropriations of profit over and above the dividends payable to be made in some circumstances in respect of non-equity shares it does not affect the total amount of distributable profits . |
| 64 | There are no extra charges over and above normal banking charges for maintaining a currency account . |
| 65 | Bringing a ritual element into the home implies doing something over and above what is physically necessary . |
| 66 | Second mortgage Usually not so much a loan in itself as using the value of a home ( over and above the value of any company loan ) , usually large and now mainly for home improvements , for up to , say , seven years ; with fixed monthly repayments . |
| 67 | The vestry of the City church of St Peter-le-Poore , Broad Street , also had this in mind and , as a result , officials were charging an additional £50 in 1838 for iron coffins deposited in their vaults over and above the standard fee of £1 15s. 2d. as against the extra £20 asked for a lead shell — with all fees double for non-parishioners . |
| 68 | We deserve to be punished because we considered ourselves over and above the deceased . |
| 69 | If the manager runs a sales team where everyone has the job title ‘ sales executive ’ , then that manager can only manage effectively when his or her team have regard for the manager 's active status over and above his or her overt status . |
| 70 | The detector was recording neutrons all right , but they could n't be sure if there were neutrons coming from the cell over and above those coming from natural sources , such as cosmic rays and general radioactive ‘ dirt ’ around the lab . |
| 71 | After checking this balancing they increased the current further to three times the starting value , and discovered an excess heat output of ten per cent over and above what they could account for going in . |
| 72 | ‘ Honours should be awarded on merit for exceptional achievement or exceptional service , over and above what normally might be expected . |
| 73 | When development is used in the literature on children 's language it usually implies acknowledgement of processes over and above learning ( for example , Piaget 1970 ) and an underlying continuity with respect to earlier-occurring relatively simple abilities and later , more complex abilities . |
| 74 | Over and above these difficulties , there are considerable variations in the way in which different authors use the term ‘ diagnosis ’ ( Crystal 1984 ) . |
| 75 | The linguistic practices we have been considering have a function over and above simply ‘ reflecting cultural beliefs ’ about the inferiority and sexual nature of women . |
| 76 | The temptation to give a lot of negative attention over and above the agreed punisher can be overwhelming . |
| 77 | They are paid to compensate for any additional costs incurred in paying for accommodation in the overseas location over and above that which would be incurred at home . |
| 78 | That to me was one of the most rewarding moments over and above when we got into the big game against New Zealand . |
| 79 | There were three display screens , two sets of control panels and , over and above all , a considerable number of heavily padded earphones . |
| 80 | The aged had , nevertheless , acquired ‘ a definite status in the community … and the ‘ pauper taint ’ [ was ] removed by a system of personal thrift organized by the state' , a provision for which the Conference congratulated itself , claiming to have succeeded because it had placed national interests over and above political tactics . |
| 81 | Attitudes to the task ( R.W. Anderson , 1978 ) , stress ( Gerver , 1976 ) , conditions ( Parsons , 1978 ) and actual language knowledge ( Longley , 1978 ) all have additional effects on the interpretation , and have to be taken into account over and above the actual process if we are to consider the training implications . |
| 82 | Even then Chaplin avoided being too socially specific , for over and above this there was his own never quite fully adult quality and his essential reliance on mime technique and silence which ensured that he remained a fairy-tale symbol and never became a real-life person . |
| 83 | 1.3 Voluntary activities : There are some activities in which teachers engage over and above what shall be contractually required . |
| 84 | Thus , in 1979–80 a primary school of 210 children from 113 families raised £8970 over and above its capitation — an expenditure per child from non public funds of £42.71 per year ( £1 per child per school week ) . |
| 85 | Over and above these differences there are also cultural variations between the firms . |
| 86 | So what is there to linguistic meaning , over and above mere causation ? |
| 87 | A few salient juxtapositions would confer upon words a new relational potency over and above their semantic directedness to the external world . |
| 88 | However , perhaps there is a particular reason ( over and above the a priori possibility of alternative theoretical models ) for denying the relevance of AI ideas to animal psychology ? |
| 89 | How much additional pension you get depends on the amount of your earnings over and above the lower earnings limit for each complete tax year since April 1978 . |
| 90 | Your employer might decide that he wishes to help you improve your pension by making contributions over and above the statutory national insurance contributions into your pension plan . |