Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of the [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proposals to alter Zimbabwe 's Constitution , following the ending in April 1990 of the 10-year moratorium on constitutional changes , precipitated disagreements within the leadership of the ruling ZANU party , with President Robert Mugabe reportedly opposed by the majority of the politburo over his proposals to introduce a one-party state structure . |
| 2 | When they were both soaked in the greasy oil , she watched him pour the remainder of the bottle over the rubber sheet . |
| 3 | — The people commit themselves to a life of obedience , and Moses sprinkles the remainder of the blood over them ( verse 8 ) — identifying them with the sacrifice made on their behalf both initially and for the failures and sins of everyday life . |
| 4 | First , the existence of the plateaux over appreciable ranges of Vg ( Figure 2 ) does not match preconceived ideas for quantised motion . |
| 5 | At the heart of the battle over Sunday trading is the simple straightforward issue of profit and loss . ’ |
| 6 | At the heart of the debate over a squad system lies the virtue of continuity versus the flexibility of selection . |
| 7 | Only the defeat of Britain — now widely presumed to be a matter of course — stood in the way , it seemed , of that final victory , and the intoxication of the triumph over the French mingled with a widespread desire , whipped up by almost hysterical anti-British hate propaganda , for the total destruction of Britain . |
| 8 | The advantage of the SAM over optical equipment for the same purpose , he says , depends on the fact that coal is black , and absorbs most of the light you point at it . |
| 9 | A nerve-wracking wait added to the mounting psychological pressure as we charted the progress of the sun over the Anglesey seascape . |
| 10 | Another method is to take a sample of titles or subject areas and follow the progress of the sample over a number of years . |
| 11 | At this meeting it was decided by the Committee to approve the Constitution of the European Federation of Funeral Services on behalf of the N.A.F.D. As we hold the Presidency of E.F.E.S. it was decided that we would not vote in favour of any one particular city for the location of the registered office for E.F.F.S. , but would endorse the decision of the majority over this matter . |
| 12 | Gloucestershire County Council have appointed two Project Officers , Ann Edwards and Tony Jones , to explore the route of the path over the next year . |
| 13 | We had ample occupation watching the play of the clouds over the sides of the hills , and the bits of rugged moor and moss and flowing stream that enlivened the way ; but at a turning within some three miles of the inn of Kinlochewe , as we were about to pass the east-going mail gig with its complement of travellers , our driver jerked the horses into a ditch , which upset our machine and broke one of the springs . |
| 14 | Textermination thus privileges active participation in the creative process on the part of the reader over authoritative readings by professional interpreters . |
| 15 | For Smith , the difference is ‘ merely subjective ’ : the division within the enterprise is confined to one location and can be surveyed synoptically while in the case of the division of labour in society ‘ the spreading-out of the work over great areas and the great number of people employed in each branch of labour obscure the connection ’ ( paraphrased by Marx , 1976 , p. 475 ) . |
| 16 | A large sycamore tree growing in the front garden had branches which stretched along the side of the house over the trellis . |
| 17 | The drag of the cable over one wing can make the aircraft uncontrollable in a turn , making a serious crash almost inevitable . |
| 18 | This novel , with its chaotic narrative order and its prominent self-conscious authorial commentary , is an ideal example for the Formalists of the privileging of the syuzhet over the fabula . |
| 19 | In 1986 , he destroyed at a single stroke the stranglehold of the unions over the British newspaper industry by removing his operation overnight to non-union Wapping . |
| 20 | It is understood that councillors who voted in favour of the motion are now to consult with the Department of the Environment over the legality of offering waste collection free of charge to Orange halls . |
| 21 | The British Museum acquired some of these pieces knowingly , as examples of modern fakes , and by examining the pieces in the scanning electron microscope ( see glossary ) using microanalysis and digital-mapping techniques it has been possible to plot the concentration of the cadmium over the soldered surfaces . |
| 22 | As the Venice Biennale approaches its centenary year , political machinations , seemingly so dear to the heart of Italian and particularly Venetian cultural activities , are holding up the appointment of new members of the Management Committee which is responsible for the programme of the Biennale over the next four years . |
| 23 | This was the essence of the arguments over management structure in Sheffield and elsewhere in the late 1960s ( Hampton 1972 ) . |
| 24 | Dee looked out of the window of the flat over long rows of grim , dark housing developments . |
| 25 | Finally , so as to limit the range of the compensation over the useful audible range to about 40dB , the system reverts to constant velocity for the lowest frequencies , with a benefit as regards possible ‘ rumble ’ as a bonus . |
| 26 | The anxiety of the pope over a rumour concerning Offa 's malice towards him is here very evident . |
| 27 | Alan Jones and Steve Abel have stepped down from committee due to other work commitments ; their involvement in the work of the TCP over recent years has been much appreciated . |
| 28 | Establishing the sovereignty of the parliament over the state , with all the citizens in the society having control over parliament . |
| 29 | ‘ I have come to restore Lebanon 's unity and extend the sovereignty of the government over Lebanese territory . |
| 30 | ‘ I have come to restore Lebanon 's unity and extend the sovereignty of the government over Lebanese territory . |