Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv] over [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since then a major row has broken out over Russian supplies to Ukraine . |
| 2 | The containment of public spending has won out over local choice ; reducing the state in this area has meant central government rolling back the local state . |
| 3 | Sometimes , when writing we repeat a word unknowingly and when we read it again we recognise that our pen has slipped back over old ground : we have not found the right word . |
| 4 | Er , certainly in sort of , transportation technology , the easier it is to trade , the more trade there will be , and transportation technology has increased dramatically over this year , so we can now ex exploit the comparative advantage that other countries have in particular commodities , whether they be agricultural or manufacturing , quite simply because transport costs are no longer prohibitive . |
| 5 | Jebel Ali container volume has increased by over five times since 1988 and general cargo will be more than tripled by the end of 1991 , ’ he said . |
| 6 | A : The number of pieces of ware needed from the Johnson Brothers factories has decreased considerably over recent years . |
| 7 | A political row has blown up over public grants to an american firm which is ending production in Scotland . |
| 8 | A political storm has blown up over public grants to American firm Conner Peripherals in Irvine which is ending Scottish production . |
| 9 | The nationality of the top five lead managers in the eurobond market has changed significantly over this period — in itself an indicator of the intense competition prevalent in the market . |
| 10 | You can get steamed up over Central America ( Missing ) or racism ( Betrayed ) , but there 's no arguing with the death camps . |
| 11 | Irrigation and agricultural policies — especially for the Soviet cotton industry — meant that the water level in the Aral Sea had fallen by over 14 metres over the last 30 years . |
| 12 | So although we think that our method is best , we fully realize that you 've got styles , things th which you 've built up over many years . |
| 13 | The partnership which we 've built up over many years with you means that I 'm confident that British tax payers and recipients in er dep developing countries are getting the best possible value for money when government supports S C F initiatives and what is true for S C F is true for the many other M G , N G Os with whom we work . |
| 14 | they 've gone right over that bank , right over that bank , right over there , it 's bounced over |
| 15 | EUROPE has been treated to high comedy for the past few weeks as governments , corporations and journalists have fallen all over each other in a made game of find-the barrels . |
| 16 | Outliners have developed nicely over recent years and this program is sure to keep up with the trends as they develop . |
| 17 | Outliners have developed nicely over recent years and this program is sure to keep up with the trends as they change . |
| 18 | According to Eurostat , the statistical office of the EC , unleaded petrol sales have risen dramatically over recent years , prooving the effectiveness of European campaigns and tax incentives . |
| 19 | Insurance premiums for works travelling to and from Paris have risen sharply over recent years , often representing more than a third of the total cost of an exhibition . |
| 20 | I shall rely not just on statistics but on the position in communities which I have known well over many years . |
| 21 | Most of the twenty or so men and women in the Cabinet are well known to one another and have worked together over some years . |
| 22 | It is in these countries , particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom , that significant upturns in the economy have done little to relieve a sense of urban crisis reminiscent of the 1960s , although the political terms of debates that address urban problems have changed dramatically over this time . |
| 23 | I have fretted dutifully over rival buggy-designs at Mothercare , I 've read my Michel Odent and I have mopped a sweating brow through two epic labours . |