Example sentences of "over [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inadequacies of management in state enterprises have been described in dramatic terms by several Nigerian academic observers , one of whom wrote in 1974 that the reasons for the poor performance of the state-owned sector could be seen in the words of one observer ‘ in the over centralization of authority … inspired by sheer love of power ’ or by another : |
| 2 | No numerical restriction on the number of licences in any particular area is allowed , however the section makes it a ground of refusal that the grant of the licence applied for would result in over provision of facilities of the kind to be provided under the licence . |
| 3 | In future I believe that planning will be worse because there 'll be no sort of overview , and that it will lead to an over provision of the profitable services and inadequate provision of services like mental illness , the elderly and those with learning difficulties . |
| 4 | There can be little doubt that the analysis of text for word and sentence length , punctuation , as well as the use of certain types of words and the over use of others , are all valuable . |
| 5 | Their first innings was marked by an over rate of 12.3 an hour against which Gooch scored 83 , Rose and Boycott made fifties , Gatting almost did , and with the help of 57 extras the total reached 370 . |
| 6 | Thanks to an over rate of 11.2 and the time lost to the weather being made up at the end , that fourth day became the longest in Test history , not finishing until 7.40 . |
| 7 | Most eager tourists have experienced it : the natural exhaustion that overcomes them in art galleries , caused by the over stimulation of the visual senses . |
| 8 | And possible harmful effects sink into the depths of the medical literature , such as : the serious condition of over stimulation of a woman 's ovaries and other adverse effects from the powerful drugs and hormones used on women in earlier fertility treatments , as well as for IVF now ; higher risks of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy and damage to women 's fertility from the invasive methods . |
| 9 | Among the many outstanding players in the Scotland squad were the elegant Manchester United captain Martin Buchan , the toothless warrior Joe Jordan , the mercurial Kenny Dalglish , the effervescent Willie Johnson and an over abundance of creative midfield players including Don Masson , Bruce Rioch , Asa Hartford , Archie Gemmill , John Robertson and Lou Macari . |
| 10 | There was a smell of methane , and his sensory equipment indicated an over abundance of hydrogen and nitrous monoxide . |
| 11 | Other hypotheses can also be postulated , such as over translation of transcripts of the involved genes . |
| 12 | One of the hypothesis which could be proposed , attributes the lack of modification in mitochondrial genome expression to over expression of the intact genome population , or to a substantial increase in the overall concentration of mitochondrial genomes per nuclear genome ( therefore in the intact mitochondrial genome concentration ) . |
| 13 | This can occur by a number of mechanisms , among them deactivation of platinum by over expression of thiols and thiol transferring enzymes , by alterations to transport mechanisms and by enhancement of DNA repair mechanisms that excise DNA platinum adducts ( 1 ) . |
| 14 | This brief excursion through the advent of rock ‘ n ’ roll , drugs and sex — in that order — is an over simplification of serious underlying trends and tensions that gripped western youth , but more especially , American youngsters faced with the prospect of being drafted . |
| 15 | The ‘ deadlocks ’ which some public choice theorists think desirable because they will reduce the over supply of public services might well deny needy groups the services on which they depend . |
| 16 | We ca n't , we ca n't give you , we ca n't give you more than five horses on I think I think sheeps out of the bargain anyway , because we 're both , sounds that we both got an over supply of the sheep . |
| 17 | Such a move could underpin rent and asset values , though it also has to be pointed out that there is currently an over supply of good quality office space in the City . |