Example sentences of "be that over " in BNC.

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1 Just just think about that and just use that graph there If you wanted to work out the angle there , the tan of the angle would be that over that , but only when the scale is the same on both axes .
2 These imports have to be paid for and what is interesting — and why manufacturing is vital to us — is that over the past hundred years , if not longer , seventy per cent of these imports have been paid for by the export of British manufactured goods .
3 Set against this , however , is that over the same period the number of compounds screened for every new product generated has increased from 2 × 10 3 to 2 × 10 4 , which inevitably increases development costs .
4 The first significant point is that over the last decade environmentalists have learnt how to use science much more authoritatively , to bring a new professional competence to their campaigns .
5 One disadvantage of this to all parties is that over a long period memories fade and evidence becomes more difficult to establish .
6 The government plan is that over a four year term , there will be appraisal of all teachers in schools .
7 The basis for that is that over the next few years the South Africans will be on an upward learning curve after being without international competition for so long .
8 My problem is that over the last 4 or 5 years , I 've been having my hair highlighted and gradually I feel that it has become too blonde .
9 All we ask is that over the next year , you make four more selections from over 300 titles for children of all ages — each picked by our expert panel for its quality and educational value , and described for you in our free monthly magazine .
10 ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly .
11 What this broadening and wide variation demonstrates is that over the past 30 years the issue of child abuse has become symbolically and politically very powerful ( Parton , 1985 ; Nelson , 1986 ) in arguments about the welfare state and the family .
12 The intention is that over extended periods of time equivalent machines receive an equivalent amount of resource .
13 The directing principle of this work is that over the past few centuries sexuality has assumed major symbolic importance as a target of social intervention and organisation , to a degree that differentiates this period from those preceding it .
14 And the other interesting point to note is that over a number of years — over 5 or 6 years — all categories are consistently running at 90% occupancy .
15 Another frequent difficulty is that over a period of years , constant masturbation , sometimes desperately engaged in for emotional comfort rather than sexual release , results in desensitization of the penis .
16 What pleased her enormously was that over these garments Tina actually wore one of the patchwork aprons she had made and given her years before , with little hope of their ever being used .
17 The only significant power of veto retained was that over bills to prolong the life of a Parliament .
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