Example sentences of "[vb infin] the [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | MARTIN BAYFIELD believes the British Lions backs can roar the tourists to victory over the All Blacks in tomorrow 's first Test in Christchurch . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Authors should have the power of veto over blurbs — the book deserved a better one than this . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I hope to gradually increase the number of pages over the next few issues , if funds allow . |
| 13 | Their half-lives of about 30 years will determine the length of time over which the doses will be delivered . |
| 14 | According to the Financial Times of Oct. 18 , the formal approval by ministers of the US decision to scrap battlefield nuclear weapons had helped postpone the airing of differences over the deployment of tactical air-to-surface missiles ( TASM ) which a number of NATO 's European partners , especially Germany , were reluctant to accept [ see also pp. 36476-77 ; 37931 ; 38457-58 ] . |