Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mechanics of valuing the entitlement of the outgoing partner should be specific ( see below ) and once ascertained a timetable should be laid down for its payment , as to which the alternatives ( depending on the circumstances and needs of the firm in question and its partners ) are immediate payment or payment by instalments over a period with or without interest on the unpaid balance . |
| 2 | During the heyday of the fair it was the right of every villager to brew and sell his own beer , and he advertised the fact by hanging a branch or piece of greenery over his door . |
| 3 | Colchester Institute members of the University and College Lecturers union , NATFHE , have decided to take strike action because negotiations with management over the new contracts are breaking down . |
| 4 | For children with cerebral palsy it involves a focused yet holistic approach designed to stimulate them to move themselves out of the passivity that lack of control over their bodies has encouraged since birth . |
| 5 | For sex , argues Foucault , is the pivot of two axes along which the whole technology of life developed : it was the point of entry to the body , to the harnessing , identification and distribution of forces over the body ; and it was the entry to control and regulation of populations . |
| 6 | The research should contribute not only to knowledge about the degree and type of control over this area of professional practice but also provide information on aspects of general medical services which have given cause for complaint . |
| 7 | Those sectors of production which can not easily move ( by virtue of the fixed capital they employ or other spatial constraints ) will tend to support an alliance and be tempted or forced to buy local labour peace and skills through compromises over wages and work conditions . |
| 8 | Leaving aside the numerous examples of the rise and fall of parties over the past century , there are many instances of change even in the relatively short period of time since the end of the Second World War . |
| 9 | The move demonstrated the irritation felt by the Prince and Princess of Wales over the media barrage they faced during their tour of South Korea this week . |
| 10 | This idea of unequal benefit links crucially to the point that competition for influence over behaviour is itself very far from free and equal . |
| 11 | The output from this stage represents the geographical distribution and intensity of emissions over the region . |
| 12 | It had been reported to the Committee by schools operating such a series of tests that the motivation of their pupils was increased because tests at different levels provide both an incentive and evidence of progress over several terms . |
| 13 | The major bloc-based classification reflects the economic , political and cultural-ideological struggle between capitalism and communism for control over the global system . |
| 14 | Now a fully revised and updated 2nd Edition brings the topic right up to the minute by taking into account the many significant developments and advances made in medical knowledge and research in AIDS over the past two years . |
| 15 | There was an 8% increase in launches to merchant vessels and tankers , with more than half being at night and 21% in winds over Force 7 . |
| 16 | To understand this we need to look at the history of cultural theory and criticism in Britain over the last twenty to thirty years . |
| 17 | The relation between the theory and practice of perspective over the next four centuries is examined in detail . |
| 18 | Rowing was transformed in the breadth and depth of participation over the 30 years of his term . |
| 19 | Effectively , the legislature agreed to forego the extended debate and process of negotiation over appropriations that normally occurred . |
| 20 | The triangle ACB measures the social profit or excess of benefits over costs from such an output expansion . |
| 21 | None the less , viewers seemed to resent their lack of choice and lack of control over what they saw . |
| 22 | On the whole his face gave little away , unlike Mr Kinnock 's , where emotion raced like the shadows of cloud and splashes of sunshine over a landscape . |
| 23 | Even some in new houses now want to move out because of the construction works , traffic congestion , and a general decline in the image and attractiveness of Docklands over the past three years . |
| 24 | In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century the fabric of mid-Victorian hegemony was shattered by a series of structural contradictions , from economic retardation and industrial unrest , to growing socialist and feminist political militancy and intensification of anxiety over a whole range of social issues . |
| 25 | The Department of the Environment issued a circular in 1974 , Housing for People who are Physically Handicapped , which gives guidance to local authorities on how to assess the need for special housing and advice on provision over such things as design and siting . |
| 26 | I had the same problem with the doctor and nurses in Styal over what I could and could n't have in the way of eye drops , etc . |
| 27 | Siddhis are the powers which can be added on to basic TM such as levitation , extra-sensory perception , telepathy , telekinesis , spiritual healing and control of mind over body . |
| 28 | There was also , he admitted , a feeling of depression and frustration among breeders over the ban on exports through BSE restrictions . |
| 29 | Tears ( though thankfully no blood ) have been shed in our house trying to reconcile demands for freedom , adventure and excitement with worries over health , safety and expense . |
| 30 | … in every Department a store of knowledge and experience in the subjects handled , something which eventually takes shape as a practical philosophy , or may merit the title of a departmental philosophy … in most cases the departmental philosophy is nothing more startling than the slow accretion and accumulation of experience over the years … |