Example sentences of "and [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The raid on Culquha Farm , Ringford , near Castle Douglas , brings to more than £30,000 the value of sheep , cattle and horses stolen in Dumfries and Galloway over the last 12 months . |
| 2 | This , as should by now be clear , is a crucial distinction in this argument , for it underpins ( along with the public/private distinction utilised by Wolfenden ) many of the conflicts and disagreements over morality and the ‘ proper ’ role of the criminal law during this post-war period . |
| 3 | In fact , though , a vast amount of ink continued to be spilled in arguments over taxonomy , and disagreements over how to classify particular groups still reflected differing philosophical positions on the significance of natural relationships . |
| 4 | He and his mother had had many arguments and disagreements over the past few years . |
| 5 | The agreements , which have still to be firmed up , are intended to provide a framework for the companies to work together on integrating personal computers and phones , and to enable real-time data conferencing over regular telephone lines , and videoconferencing over ISDN . |
| 6 | Tension between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the Gabcikovo hydro-electric dam project increased during February , as Czechoslovakia prepared to resume work on the project , contrary to Hungarian wishes . |
| 7 | The controversy between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the proposed dam on the Danube at Gabcikovo [ see ED 56 ] has intensified , with Hungary abrogating the 1977 treaty between the two countries under which the dam was originally planned . |
| 8 | Commonsense and unity over Europe crushed his self-indulgence . |
| 9 | IC received a report of its cosponsored conference held in Sri Lanka in May , and noted developments towards other meetings to be held in Egypt , India and Botswana over the next 12 months . |
| 10 | The bomb tore through shops and houses over a 1,000 yard radius — stretching from Bridge Street to Castle Street . |
| 11 | At that time it had commanded fine views : south all the way to the river ; north and west over the lush pastures of the region towards the tiny village of Hampstead . |
| 12 | These inequalities have changed a little in some aspects as regards both the costs and rewards over the years but the striking feature is their extreme rigidity . |
| 13 | This demonstration shows how railways have improved communications between the signalman and driver over the last eighty years . |
| 14 | Many common passerine species must also have increased their downland ranges as a result of the slow advance of scrub and woodland over the remaining grass , and probably the downland avifauna is more varied today than in 1939 despite losing its characteristic and most interesting specialities . |
| 15 | I remember the argument there had been too between Mary and Mum over keeping her wages back that week . |
| 16 | They are therefore in the ideal position to use their knowledge of these resources to provide evaluation , advice and consultancy over and above the straightforward transaction of information and material . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , I had intervened in a wrangle which had been going on in the pages of Time and Tide over some articles Eliot had written . |
| 18 | Fr Bernard 's years as an assistant priest were marked by enthusiasm and expertise over the whole range of his work , not least in the Scout Movement — finally as Assistant Commissioner — and in the schools and at Endsleigh Convent and College . |
| 19 | Margaret , the charming supervisor , became a great favourite of CBC staff and artists over the years , for most of us ate at least one meal a day in that friendly oasis . |
| 20 | This was obviously the side of the house that was meant to be considered as the frontage , with its six-foot windows 65 and its first-floor parapet and views over formal gardens . |
| 21 | ATTRACTIVE CONVERSION INTO THREE APARTMENTS , TWO ONE BEDROOMED AND ONE THREE BEDROOMED WITH PARKING AND VIEWS OVER THE VILLAGE GREEN |
| 22 | The powers that be over at Sun Microsystems Computer Corp and SunSoft Inc are starting to collect complaints from cloners and resellers over the way SMCC salesmen are hustling volume accounts , not playing by the rules and nosing compatibles out of upgrade sites . |
| 23 | The importance of grazing both cows and sheep over the same land ( either together or in succession ) , both for the good of the sward and the health of the livestock , is explained at the beginning of Chapter 6 . |
| 24 | Most effective of all in stopping any new building were the Lammas pasture rights — that is , the right of burgesses , or some of them , to graze their cattle and sheep over the open fields after the harvest had been taken in . |
| 25 | But the broad package of interventions and centralization over such a long period of time surely outstrips that carried out by any previous government . |
| 26 | That view rested , however , on the assumption that the shareholders exercised ultimate control and responsibility over their property , even if the function of managing the property had been delegated to corporate managers . |
| 27 | When he came back he was carrying the calf , his arms encompassing all four legs , so the hooves came together in a bunch , with the rump and tail protruding over one forearm and the shoulders and chest over the other . |
| 28 | As for Unix , Morales said that Stratus has met similar problems to other manufacturers — many customers are n't willing to alter systems in which they have invested a lot of money and personnel over the years . |
| 29 | Rather than match China 's firmness , it can be confidently predicted , the Hong Kong authorities will follow past form , cease muttering about their shock and horror over Tiananmen , and return to bland assurances that the negotiations with Peking about a post-1997 ‘ Basic Law ’ for Hong Kong are going well . |
| 30 | The ecological significance of these precipitation figures in terms of soil moisture may be judged by relating them to the amount of moisture lost through evaporation and transpiration over a given period . |