Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.

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31 Be-1 , Pao and S-Cargo , made in small volumes and sold in Japan at premiums over the Micra model on which they are based , may not be to everyone 's taste .
32 BRITISH hopes of returning to normalcy in negotiations with China over the future of Hong Kong appeared to have been thwarted yesterday as the 14th round of Sino-British talks ended with only limited signs of progress .
33 Also on Dec. 2 Baker announced that he was appealing to the House of Lords against an Appeal Court ruling of Nov. 29 which had declared him personally in contempt of court over his decision in May to cancel the return flight to the UK of a deported Zaïrean citizen , although a High Court judge had ordered a stay on the latter 's removal .
34 The following four chapters ( Ch. 7–10 ) look at aspects of the delineation of the field of sexuality : in relation to debates over population , in its construction as an area of specialised knowledge , and in relation to organisations and movements that challenged the sexual status quo in the nineteenth century and first third of the present century .
35 Despite a run of small harvests , the cellars in Reims and Épernay were brimming , and it was estimated that had sales maintained their 1932 level , the Champagne houses possessed sufficient stock in hand to tide over sales for the next thirty-three years .
36 The talks were set up after Virgin won a High Court libel action in London against BA over alleged ‘ dirty tricks ’ damaging Virgin 's reputation .
37 My aims were to record the time distribution of night visits and to show the trend in claims in Berkshire over the past 10 years after adjusting for the change in claimable hours .
38 Sam 's boat was one of the last to sail in between the old forts , and Harry , who was standing at the end of the stone quay in order to crow over the birth of his son and demand payment of his winnings , saw with a twinge of jealousy that Gristy 's ketch was well down in the water .
39 Well , erm , we were worrying about erm , the government being weak in representation in Europe over the two pin plugs ,
40 UK in dispute with EC over water standards
41 On June 1 Oscar Dhlomo , Inkatha 's general secretary and close associate of Buthelezi , had resigned , giving rise to speculation that he was in dispute with Buthelezi over how to handle the situation in Natal .
42 On May 17 1988 , Computergram Number 930 reported that DEC would give IBM OEM pact for 3480s * * * Siemens and Nixdorf backed IBM-DEC-Hewlett-Packard alternative Unix plan * * * Network Equipment was in dispute with Excelan over acquisition * * * Wang would unbundle VS operating system .
43 Knill said that there had been progress in collaboration with HEIs over responsive mode funding and with NERC 's institutes .
44 Dredge beef in flour and brown in batches in oil over high heat in a flameproof casserole .
45 Although DLOs have survived , Stoker ( 1988 , p. 186 ) notes that there was a 22.5 per cent fall in numbers employed between 1980 and 1985 and a 17.7 per cent fall in value of output over the same period .
46 Although both the BCP and the UDF were in agreement in principle over the election of a head of state , the UDF wanted the President to be elected by the future Grand National Assembly , whereas the BCP wanted the President to be elected directly , at the same time as the forthcoming parliamentary elections .
47 Like all primitive peoples they believed in spirits with influence over human life .
48 The country 's first ‘ instant ’ draught lager machine went on sale in June amid mystery over the brewer supplying the lager concentrate mix for use in the new machine .
49 It was realised ( admittedly in connection with problems over legal aid payments , rather than dissolution of partnerships ) that difficulty might ensue where a solicitor continued to practise after applying for a renewal only to have his application eventually rejected .
50 ‘ I just hope that they 're not an indication of Irish troubles finding their way into Wales in the way they have in parts of England over recent days and weeks , ’ said Mr Wigley .
51 I know how long he has been concerned about the aggravated taking of vehicles and the mayhem caused by young men in parts of Nottinghamshire over the past couple of years .
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