Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | The advantages of unity over diversity , or collectivism over individualism , are assumed to be self-evident and the obvious totalitarian overtones are ignored . |
| 3 | The patients fasted at 0900 having not taken any drugs which affect gastric secretion or motility over the previous 10 days . |
| 4 | The classic pattern for the region , based in a number of instances on Lombard design , is for a triapsidal east end , a cruciform ground plan and a tall tower , or more often , an octagonal lantern or cupola over the main crossing . |
| 5 | Clearly that justification collapsed once it became clear that shareholders in large public companies no longer exercised any real control or responsibility over their property . |
| 6 | Later in the interview , people were asked whether they 'd ever had any kind of problem or difficulty over any credit arrangements . |
| 7 | placing your hands or fingers over your mouth when you speak . |
| 8 | As for the Seventh and Eighth Books ( 1619 and 1638 ) , to say nothing of the Ninth , compiled eight years after the composer 's death , they contain quasi-operatic ballets and experiments ( 11 ballo dell' Ingrate , Tirsi e Clori , Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda ) , declamatory or melodic solos or duets over repeated or varied basses , with or without string ritornelli , elaborate vocal and instrumental concerti , and the simplest solo canzonette . |
| 9 | It requires courage and support from sympathetic colleagues to admit that the things that have been happening in classrooms or schools over the past 20 years have been wrong , pigheaded or simply inefficient . |
| 10 | It would be wrong to be too sentimental about what ‘ freedom ’ meant to Greeks ; Thucydides ( iii.45.6 ) makes a speaker use the phrase ‘ freedom , or rule over others ’ , and similar uses can be found in Greek authors from Herodotus ( i.210 ) to Polybius ( v.106 ) . |
| 11 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 12 | A history teacher is content to cover the history of one country or continent over a few decades . |
| 13 | Inadequate capital resources , insufficient euro-currency intermediation profits or worries over loan exposures influence the willingness of banks to accept and lend funds . |
| 14 | For example , development must comprise private dwelling houses only , with no trade or business ( other than perhaps a doctor or dentist ) , no caravans or boats to be stored , no dogs , pigs or poultry , no sheds or sheds over a certain height , no loft conversions or extensions . |
| 15 | It was not uncommon for interviewees to report that at least one set of parents had been unhappy initially about their plans to marry and this was often connected in some way with disappointment or disapproval over the choice of spouse . |
| 16 | The authorities in Beijing realised that ‘ many college students … suffered serious mental problems because of loneliness or anxiety over their studies or love lives ’ ( CD 23. 2. 1988 ) and several major institutions were talking of the possibility of setting up advisory bodies for students with emotional problems , but few actually existed . |
| 17 | The buyers do not have any legal rights or obligations over the animals , but receive a certificate confirming their ownership and will receive regular newsletters on their elephant 's progress . |
| 18 | In this way the law ensured that the government was given no unfair privileges or advantages over its citizens . |
| 19 | This means that the outgoing particles have an extra degree of randomness or unpredictability over and above that usually associated with the uncertainty principle . |
| 20 | And apologies if any of you have tried sending mail and stuff to the list or listserv over the past hour or so ; it was n't working . |
| 21 | Do not hang oven gloves or teatowels over cookers . |
| 22 | Passion fruit : eat pulp straight from the fruit or drizzle over ice-cream or sorbets . |
| 23 | Tomorrow morning will be mostly dry , with any thicker cloud in the east of the region and only light rain or drizzle over the Cotswolds . |
| 24 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |
| 25 | We can analyse remuneration policies between different areas , again using ADI , or look at increases by employee or group over time . |
| 26 | But any doubts about Dick Tracy being the right film at the right time or reservations over whether Breathless Mahoney is the right part for the 31-year-old star are dispelled in the first ten minutes of the movie . |
| 27 | She sat demurely on the edge of one of the room 's more nondescript-looking chairs , knowing that this Josie , whoever she might be , would be her key to success or failure over the next few hours and maybe even the coming days . |
| 28 | Reading Alison and Freya 's stories may worry you , puzzle you , or make you wonder whether your feelings about your body , or constant dieting or guilt over food , makes you obsessive , or verging on an eating disorder . |
| 29 | These are the bureaucrats whom he contrasts with those of other states in a way which is highly pertinent to Lenin 's formulation of the problem : ‘ Bureaucrats in a non-communist state have political masters , usually elected , or owners over them , while communists have neither masters nor owners over them ’ ( Djilas 1957 , pp. 43–4 ) . |
| 30 | A SMALL London business is claiming a precedent after winning a value added tax tribunal case against Customs & Excise over penalty payments tied to late payments . |