Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , ‘ complete lives egalitarianism ’ : this approach suggests that to decide if the allocation of resources between people is fair , we should compare the allocation of resources over the complete life . |
| 2 | D. With modern machinery and techniques of building we are capable of making vast changes in a landscape within a very short time and some of these changes may affect the lives of people over large areas or in many different parts of the UK . |
| 3 | In the theoretical sections of this Lecture , we have described how taxation may affect the development of endowments over generations , taking account of the transmission of earning capacity and the inheritance of wealth . |
| 4 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
| 5 | A subsequent stage could then monitor the change in output over time and locate edges at the points at which the cell 's output changes from below to above background as the edge sweeps over the receptive field . |
| 6 | This case , in effect , turns on whether the family proceedings court can keep the power of review over a care order by making directions in relation to the care order . |
| 7 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 8 | MARTIN BAYFIELD believes the British Lions backs can roar the tourists to victory over the All Blacks in tomorrow 's first Test in Christchurch . |
| 9 | BELVILLE : A wife should draw a sort of veil over her husband 's faults . |
| 10 | We shall create an awareness of change over time , preserve an awareness of context and prepare a critique of the nature of sources . |
| 11 | Dr. Glasser 's Control Theory holds that people can be shown that they do have the choice of control over their thoughts and actions even though awareness of that choice may initially elude them . |
| 12 | Authors should have the power of veto over blurbs — the book deserved a better one than this . |
| 13 | By definition a single currency means that this country would no longer have the levers of control over the interest rates or banking policy … the Delors proposal for a Stage 3 would involve transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom Parliament of a sort neither Government nor Parliament would find themselves able to accept . |
| 14 | If you have time and can take a couple of days over the job , wait until the water has drained away , and fill the hole again . |
| 15 | Firstly , homosexual conduct , although no longer subjected to criminal penalties , except when it occurred in clearly defined public circumstances , would continue to be viewed as morally reprehensible ; and secondly , the move did not imply a relaxation of control over homosexual behaviour or was not intended by its main supporters to imply such a relaxation of control . |
| 16 | ‘ In fact it 's quite a good position to be in , ’ she says , ‘ in that you do have a lot of control over your future . |
| 17 | First , a bureau does not produce a surplus of revenue over costs which can be appropriated by employers , owners or employees as their own income . |
| 18 | The vital role ( which contemporaries fully appreciated ) played by such relatively small ports as Le Crotoy , at the mouth of the river Somme , in the period 1420–50 , together with the fact that the ports of Dieppe and Harfleur were among the first places to be snatched from English control in 1435 ( leaving them with Cherbourg as the only port from which they could maintain regular links with England between 1435 and 1440 , a vital period in the military history of the occupation ) , shows how important the Burgundian connection was to both main protagonists as they struggled to acquire and maintain a measure of control over the sea . |
| 19 | you may gain a sense of control over the ways in which HIV could affect you , your partner and your family |
| 20 | In their voices , you can hear a surplus of form over content , of genotext over phenotext , semiotic over symbolic , Barthes 's ‘ grain' ( the resistance of the body to the voice ) over technique . |
| 21 | Staff will hold a series of meetings over the next few weeks to decide how to respond to the cuts plan . |
| 22 | After the previous Armed Forces minister , Archie Hamilton , was replaced by Mr Hanley , Mr Brandreth asked for a meeting in the hope that a change of minister might mean a change of heart over the pay office . |
| 23 | Held , allowing the appeal , that once an order was made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 placing a child in the care of a local authority , responsibility for the care of the child was firmly with the local authority and the family proceedings court could not retain a power of review over the care order by including directions ; and that , accordingly , the direction relating to the continued involvement of the guardian ad litem would be deleted ( post , p. 812B , G ) . |
| 24 | If the EEC were to acquire its own resources , then the organisation would lose the element of control over its spending that came with the existing system of national contributions : Hallstein could then argue that giving the European Parliament more authority would provide the necessary democratic control over the Commission . |
| 25 | C&P 's north-east distribution department has reviewed the performance of its contract hauliers and , by making improvements and efficiencies , is instigating a programme which will save the Company between £10-12m over the next three years . |
| 26 | ‘ I would like to think that any sort of physical abuse does n't go on any more , but this does not mean that people might not get a bucket of water over them sometimes . ’ |
| 27 | He or she will receive a flow of income over the year and will engage in a flow of spending over the same period . |
| 28 | Spare capacity would be resold to other British Telecom units , which could offer a variety of services over the network . |
| 29 | I hope to gradually increase the number of pages over the next few issues , if funds allow . |
| 30 | Their half-lives of about 30 years will determine the length of time over which the doses will be delivered . |