Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] [adj] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its overall deficit was not the result of a trade deficit ( merchandise trade showed a surplus of $70 billion over the years 1950–67 ) . |
| 2 | That is estimated to cause a shortfall of £50 million over the next three years , which will eventually and inevitably make the problem worse . |
| 3 | But Mr Chance claimed that a sustainable UK coal industry would need the financial support of open-cast mining , which last year earned BC a profit of £171 million and has contributed a total of £3.7 billion over the past 50 years . |
| 4 | It involves capital spending of £79 million over the next 12 years , plus up to £3.3 million a year revenue spending on schemes including pedestrianisation , traffic calming , cycle paths , improved bus facilities , more railway stations , and new rail links to Alloa and , later , to Grangemouth . |
| 5 | Bingham has had a number of options available over the last year but always contended that Rogan , irrespective of his omission , was still very much part of the set-up . |
| 6 | In its Annual Report 1990 published on Sept. 17 , the World Bank revealed that net transfers from the developing world back to the developed world in 1989 totalled US$42,900 million , an increase of $5,300 million over the 1988 figure . |
| 7 | This new settlement represents a net increase of $25 million over the previously-agreed total [ see ED nos. 45 and 46 ] , which was rejected by the Alaska House of Representatives as an inadequate reflection of Exxon 's criminal liability . |
| 8 | With a total deal value of £960 million the fourth quarter was the strongest , showing an increase of £340 million over the third quarter but a rise of just £20 million over the corresponding period in the previous year . |
| 9 | In 1988/89 the Housing Corporation invested more than £1 billion — an increase of £80 million over the previous year — and approved 25,000 dwellings : 22 per cent more than in 1987/88 . |
| 10 | Although this is an increase of £28 million over the figure for the previous year , Lord Hanson commented : ‘ We believe the recession has reached its nadir , but its effects will be felt longer than most anticipated , probably for another 12 months . ’ |
| 11 | The scheme could provide nearly 800 shelters at a cost of £1.8 million over the next three years . |