Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their performance against Rangers was inexplicable and one can not believe that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders , which lasted eight hours on the day before the match , with bickerings between cabals of directors over the club 's future , had no effect on the players . |
| 2 | Although it had become easier for some middle-class men ( or their sons ) to earn membership of the national ruling culture by Edwardian times , their status as true " gentlemen " remained equivocal in an atmosphere of continued mistrust of the business community , albeit tempered by outbreaks of anxiety over the volatility of the lower orders which it was felt the task of their middle-class superiors to defuse . |
| 3 | The Blinky Bill case ( International News , 6th November 1992 ) has been settled after six months of wrangling over the interpretation of Australia 's trademark and copyright legislation . |
| 4 | Investors were heartened by news that Saudi Arabia has set the second phase of the Al-Yamamah arms deal in train by making a £1½ billion down-payment , ending months of uncertainty over the contract 's future . |
| 5 | But 18 months of argument over the treaty has left Denmark deeply divided . |
| 6 | An exhibition including the Irises and six other Impressionist works has travelled round the capital cities of Austrlia over the past two and a half months , ending in Perth . |
| 7 | Of the old forest cantons , Uri was always the leader in policies of expansion over the Gotthard into the Ticino . |
| 8 | The introduction is an essay by Octavio Paz in which he stresses the isolation in which the civilisations of the Americas evolved ( as opposed to Europe with contacts from the East ) and he examines the reactions of Europeans over the years to Mexican art . |
| 9 | Rave kids should be throwing petrol bombs at the Houses Of Parliament over the way their right to party has been thrown in the proverbial dumper , but they are n't . |
| 10 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales showed no signs of anxiety over the blanket coverage of their alleged marriage problems as their hectic schedule of engagements continued in South Korea . |
| 11 | They showed no signs of anxiety over the coverage of their alleged marriage problems as their hectic schedule of engagements continued in South Korea . |
| 12 | Chief Judge Platt had already shown signs of distress over the government 's intransigence . |
| 13 | In spite of the millions of words they contain , and some noticeable shifts of emphasis over the years , the volumes of the Church Dogmatics are marked by an immense overall coherence and harmony . |
| 14 | Spread a few tiny knobs of butter over the surface , heat in a moderate oven , gas no. 4 , 350°F. , for about 20 minutes , until the sauce is just faintly golden and bubbling . |
| 15 | People also experience radically unequal patterns of earnings over the span of their working lives as employees . |
| 16 | A typical combination of elements might be 20 minutes of full screen , full motion video , 5000 high resolution stills , 6 hours of audio over the stills and the equivalent of about 15,000 pages of text . |
| 17 | Hours of wrangling over the protocol of such matters was squandered during both the preparation and the course of the pair 's ceaseless round of state visits to ever more obscure countries . |
| 18 | John Barton , the Islands ' Director of Fisheries , agreed to participate provided that negotiations were limited to technical matters ( such as the conservation of squid stocks ) and did not touch on areas of sovereignty over the Falklands or the resumption of direct links with the Argentinian mainland . |
| 19 | KABUL — Fifteen mujahedin rockets slammed into residential areas of Kabul over the weekend , killing 10 people and wounding 27 , writes Ahmed Rashid . |
| 20 | With advance in other areas of chemistry over the years , the zeolite based exchange material was able to be replaced by manufactured , synthetic ion exchange resin beads , with a highter capacity for ion exchange , coupled with physical and chemical stability . |
| 21 | Put equal amounts of ice in the two glasses and sprinkle two teaspoonfuls of salt over the ice in one glass . |
| 22 | State briefly , in relation to planetary observations , the advantages of radar over the receipt of naturally emitted radio waves . |
| 23 | The advantages of Y-PCR over the test used in the past have been described . |
| 24 | The key to minimizing the disadvantages and reaping the advantages of communications over the telephone is the way you behave . |
| 25 | The survival of the Honours of Scotland over the centuries has depended on many loyal Scots , some known but just as many unknown . |
| 26 | If finalized , the agreement would be the last of four deals designed to end decades of wrangling over the issue of rights to the land above the 60th parallel and to the oil and gas contained therein . |
| 27 | Right-wing rumblings of rebellion over the reshuffle have raised the prospect of them mounting a challenger to Mr Major 's leadership . |
| 28 | The Federal Assembly on April 20 voted by a large majority to accept a proposal to rename the state the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic ( CSFR ) , thereby ending weeks of controversy over the issue . |
| 29 | Yesterday 's announcement followed weeks of uncertainty over the future of the plant , which employs 700 people . |
| 30 | The presence of incomers was presented as the most immediate and tangible aspect of the general threat to the Shetland ‘ Way of Life ’ Although Shetland is reputed to be something of a melting pot , given the many different influxes of people over the centuries ( one native council official saw the typical Shetlanders as a bit of a ‘ mongrel ’ ) , these incomers were presumed to be somewhat different : most of them are here because their jobs brought them here ( those who are not here because of their jobs are eccentric ! ) , their stay will be temporary , there are more of them , they represent mainstream and hence dominant ways of life , they regard Shetlanders as peasants or country hicks . |