Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [adj] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there is foreign economic policy-making involving the external relations of the national economy to the world economy ; second , there is stabilisation policy and the whole field of macroeconomic policy and the management " of the economy ; and finally , there is industrial policy covering all those aspects of governmental responsibility over the economy aimed at improving long-run efficiency , output and productivity . |
| 2 | The history of conflict between the peoples of this region over the centuries was interpenetrated by episodes in which it was subject to the imperial development of Rome , Macedon , Byzantium and the various peoples that streamed out of Central Asia into Persia and beyond . |
| 3 | My mother , a witness to many acts of motiveless violence over the years , was already holding the door open . |
| 4 | In relation to the material we are discussing there are already forms of legal restriction over the material which constitute regulation , though this is not usually called censorship . |
| 5 | This study investigates the health of two substantial areas of basic science over the period 1960-85 , using various measures of health , such as citation analysis , publications , invited papers , peer esteem and migration patterns . |
| 6 | Any mistakes in the original typesetting — and any introduced by the vagaries of the punched tape — had to be rectified by pasting lines of corrected film over the top . |
| 7 | It usually took two men to hold the tyre and if the smith thought the fit was satisfactory — at this time it was half-an-inch larger than the wheel — the boy helping was ordered to throw buckets of cold water over the still very hot steel which would immediately contract and tightly hold the rim . |
| 8 | The dry stores , in the form of special concrete vaults , are planned to accumulate 2,200 tonnes of spent fuel over the next 30 years . |
| 9 | Mr Saldykov insists that he has a contract to sell 84 tonnes of red mercury over the next three years to an American company called API International . |
| 10 | Today the Industrial Society published a survey of its members which shows even higher expectations of increased training over the next year . |
| 11 | Mould small pieces of white icing over the ends of the sticks and allow them to dry before painting brown . |
| 12 | Scatter pieces of red pepper over the salad and grind some black pepper on the top . |
| 13 | There had been intensive campaigning by the proponents of each city over the preceding months . |
| 14 | ‘ Fire ’ developed dominant colours of bright red over the lower half of his body while the upper body , dorsal and tail had rich hues of blue and green . |
| 15 | There can be little doubt that the administration of criminal justice has paid insufficient attention to problems of sexual abuse over the years , and recent improvements in police procedures and in services for victims are to be welcomed . |
| 16 | When Gilgamesh later dreamt that Enlil , the father of the gods , had decreed his destiny , it was Enkidu who interpreted for him , explaining that it indicated his certain mortality as well as the gifts of unexampled supremacy over the people and victory in battle . |
| 17 | ( i ) Reselection is every five years for a further five year period : ( a ) If panel members are with the same firm they would be expected to supply details of relevant experience over the previous five years , and to have attended a number of updating courses , accumulating at least 20 continuing education points ( or hours ) from courses related to personal injury work . |
| 18 | Instead , they have explained it in terms of political conflict over the programmes of central government ( particularly after the election of a Conservative government in 1979 ) or longer-term central-local tensions , in which the centre is concerned to minimize the pressure generated by the existence of local political autonomy . |
| 19 | Dribble a few drops of olive oil over the filling and place the pizza under a hot grill until the cheese has melted and browned . |
| 20 | The levels of protective ozone over the Antarctic have reached their lowest ever recorded level , according to measurements taken by a NASA satellite . |
| 21 | Portentous signs had been seen , however , of an issue that was to dominate the political landscape of West Ham beyond the boundaries of local representation over the next five years . |
| 22 | Is not the right hon. Gentleman 's attitude to this judgment typical of the decline in standards of political integrity over the 11 years of the regime of the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) ? |
| 23 | Up by where we had been tipping the spoil was an area of hard-standing for a car , and some benevolent genius ( probably our builder friend ) had laid down sheets of open-weave chipboard over the soil , so the wheels would n't sink in . |
| 24 | Finally , in April 1986 the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils in England were abolished : the last formal vestiges of strategic planning over the old conurbation areas were removed . |
| 25 | The mosaics of S. Sophia have been covered by layers of painted plaster over the centuries ; in most places it is two inches thick . |
| 26 | Sprinkle one and a half teaspoons of dried yeast over the surface , stir once and leave until there is a good head of froth , usually after about 10–15 minutes . |
| 27 | It therefore becomes imperative to ask : what are the existing mechanisms of democratic control over the police , and how effective are they ? |
| 28 | The publication of the two lists fuelled expressions of public disgust over the affair , and appeared to intensify the widespread public dissatisfaction with incumbent politicians which had been evidenced by the original exposure of the banking scandal . |
| 29 | If we take as the distinguishing feature of devolution , as compared with deconcentration , the fact that it involves the removal of direct control by any of the organs of central government over the administration of the devolved powers , then two quite distinct types of devolution require recognition . |
| 30 | It is important to be reminded , moreover , that although Darlington Hall was to witness many more events of equal gravity over the fifteen or so years that followed , that conference of March 1923 was the first of them ; one was , one supposes , relatively inexperienced , and inclined to leave little to chance . |