Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The output from this stage represents the geographical distribution and intensity of emissions over the region . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The major bloc-based classification reflects the economic , political and cultural-ideological struggle between capitalism and communism for control over the global system . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | To understand this we need to look at the history of cultural theory and criticism in Britain over the last twenty to thirty years . |
| 12 | The relation between the theory and practice of perspective over the next four centuries is examined in detail . |
| 13 | Rowing was transformed in the breadth and depth of participation over the 30 years of his term . |
| 14 | Effectively , the legislature agreed to forego the extended debate and process of negotiation over appropriations that normally occurred . |
| 15 | None the less , viewers seemed to resent their lack of choice and lack of control over what they saw . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | There was also , he admitted , a feeling of depression and frustration among breeders over the ban on exports through BSE restrictions . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | … 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 … |
| 25 | With the growing scientific knowledge of the causes of both sudden infant death and cancers in childhood over the years has grown the equally important knowledge of the benefits gained from support for the family . |
| 26 | Town planning stood to gain accordingly , even if the years between the wars showed no great practical advance in the design , layout and building of towns over what had been achieved before . |
| 27 | Second , to analyse the impact of minority political activity on politics and policy-making in Birmingham over the past three decades , particularly in terms of electoral politics , decision making and policy change . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , do n't be ridiculous , Giles , calm down , calm down , come and have a nice Perrier water , ’ said Liz , taking his other arm , and , with Kate , attempting to lead him away from the fracas , as one would a child in a playground from its tormentor ( for Giles 's antagonist Paul Hargreaves , pale faced , dark suited , silver-grey tied , was smiling calmly with a horrible amusement at this distressing scene ) : but the desperate Giles was beyond leading , and fell back heavily as he attempted to disengage himself from his two intercessors , crashing into a large fern and some pots of bulbs and sending earth and splashes of champagne over the carpet . |
| 29 | The Gregorian calendar ; European officers to train her armed forces ; steam power for her industry ; central banking ; a new peerage specially created so as to make orthodox bicameral government possible by providing the material for an Upper House ; the codification of her law ; a representative system : these were all pieces of the structure of a new Japan which was at last crowned by alliance with one European power and victory in war over another ( see below , Ch. 8 ) . |
| 30 | The HP4 requirement refers to the additional land to be allocated to ensure an adequate supply and choice of land over the Structure Plan period 1984–96 . |