Example sentences of "[noun] of the [noun sg] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica has been far worse than expected this year . |
| 2 | Australians will be unable to go outdoors without protection by the year 2060 , unless the depletion of the ozone layer over the southern hemisphere is halted , according to skin cancer expert Bill McCarthy , who predicted that the growing danger of cancer would render Australia uninhabitable unless its populace lived in glass-domed cities and wore spacesuit style protective gear for ventures into the open air . |
| 3 | The depletion of the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere is to be the subject of a newly-launched European Arctic Stratosphere Experiment ( EASOE ) , involving 250 scientists from 17 countries over a five month period starting in November . |
| 4 | The depletion of the ozone layer over Europe and North America is set to reach a dangerous level in the forthcoming months , according to the results of separate atmospheric surveys by Nasa and the European Stratospheric Ozone Experiment . |
| 5 | Russia and Chile have announced the launch of a joint study on the depletion of the ozone layer over the South American republic . |
| 6 | Depletion of the ozone layer over the Antarctic has started earlier and is spreading faster than last year , according to US scientists . |
| 7 | As we noted at the beginning of this chapter , because there is no consensus either among or between the different sectors of the village population over the answers to these questions , any overall conclusion about ‘ loss of community ’ is impossible . |
| 8 | Second , and part of the power battle over the constitution of the Labour Party , there is a concern to secure a democracy in Britain different from that entrenched within the established liberal-democratic constitution and different from that envisaged by the Liberals and Social Democrats . |
| 9 | I made it clear that our policy was to use that money to reduce the level of the council tax over that period of time . |
| 10 | Would the hon. Lady have supported the resignation of the Home Secretary over the escapes from Brixton ? |
| 11 | Khalid Abdullah 's colt must be respected , as must the French filly Young Mother , winner of the Prix Vermeille over the Arc course and Brittain 's fancy . |
| 12 | Given the propensity of the Academy jury over the years to equate serious acting with stars ' willingness to make themselves unattractive , it is surprising that Dustin did not win hands down . |
| 13 | In two careful analyses of the survey evidence over the past four months , the Washington Post and the American Political Report , an influential newsletter , have come to broadly similar conclusions . |
| 14 | In our study , the combination of ranitidine and cisapride led to an increase of propagation velocity as calculated from the propagation of the pressure wave over the four sensors located 20 , 15 , 10 , and 5 cm above the lower oesophageal sphincter ( Table III ) . |
| 15 | This decision , coupled with Bank of Montreal v. Stuart [ 1911 ] A.C. 120 appears to apply an equitable principle that , in circumstances of influence or likely influence of the debtor husband over the surety wife , it is not enough for the creditor to show that the surety understood the import of the security document ; the surety must , in addition , have independent legal advice . |
| 16 | Herbert Tracey reflected that the ‘ defeatist ’ mood of the trade unions over the last few years had been transformed . |
| 17 | G. W. Lockwood described how the passage of the dust cloud over the observatory site on Kitt Peak ( latitude 32 N ) had disrupted astronomical observations . |
| 18 | Coil movements produce angular movements of P , causing horizontal movements of the writing head over paper tape t . |
| 19 | She sat on the sofa still , pulling the folds of the silk wrap over her bare belly , her thighs . |
| 20 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 21 | The marketing of the share sale over the coming weeks is designed to attract the highest possible number of private investors . |
| 22 | In 1400 he was put on a commission to investigate the repair of the timber bridge over the Thames in Kingston , and in 1402 was entertained to supper by the warden of Winchester College . |
| 23 | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation , a major lender to Bond but one which cut its exposure to about A$1billion earlier this year , said it would study the implications of the NAB action over the weekend . |
| 24 | It may well be that a fairer test must await an examination of the poll tax over an entire electoral cycle . |
| 25 | This session allows for an in depth examination of the drinking diaries over the last five weeks — identifying the risky circumstances or situations … . |
| 26 | In the interview , the Prime Minister was asked about the line that stressed the importance of the service sector over manufacturing . |
| 27 | In evidence to the Environment Committee in 1986 the following report was given on the record of the Church Commissioners over the previous seventeen years , during which the future of 1,053 redundant churches was decided . |
| 28 | On top of the lending margin over base rate which the banks charged , a risk premium was added to cover the guarantee , making funds extremely expensive . |
| 29 | The top of the ladder hooks over the main parapet twenty feet above . |
| 30 | William Waldegrave , Secretary of State for Health , has shown himself to be no friend of the tobacco industry over the past few weeks . |