Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE whistle has finally been blown on a controversial battle over a five-a-side football complex in Middlesbrough . |
| 2 | As anticipated melting curves for duplexes 1-4 showed a single transition ( Figure 2 ) and T m values were measured over a 14-fold concentration range in order to determine thermodynamic parameters ( Table 1 ) . |
| 3 | A Washington Post report of Oct. 9 , 1989 , quoted US administration officials as saying that a decision had been made during an unusually secretive policy review that the USA would continue to produce chemical weapons over a 10-year phaseout period after the conclusion of an international treaty to ban the weapons ( see negotiations above ) . |
| 4 | The second would be at the City Airport , where BA might offer attractive low fares , sustainable over a long time period by cross-funding from their worldwide profitable operation . |
| 5 | Her most recent purchase — a transparent black coat over a long wrap skirt from Jigsaw , topped off with a dramatic black hat from La Beau Chapeau in Belfast — is destined for a wedding , and gives her the look of a modern day Mary Poppins in mourning . |
| 6 | Christmas puddings , jars of mincemeat , bunches of holly , fruit , nuts , table-mats , serviette-rings and dozens of other useful little articles they had made carefully and patiently were spread over a long trestle table in the hall . |
| 7 | However , while climatic conditions could lead to some long-term changes in the economy and to sharp annual variations in food prices , there is no reason to doubt that over a long period movements in prices and wages do indicate whether population was rising or falling . |
| 8 | Other advantages proposed for speech are that the hands are free to perform other tasks and that communication may be carried out over a standard telephone line without the requirement for additional hardware . |
| 9 | In our own tests we found that the Grizzled Skipper with 512K RAM fitted showed little speed advantage over a Super VGA card with 1MB RAM which is commonly fitted in many high-end machines . |
| 10 | Individual faecal excretions were collected over a 4 day period after injection of the labelled cells , with particular care being taken not to contaminate the faecal samples with urine . |
| 11 | The 1991 Energy Challenge was run over a 370 kilometre course in New South Wales , and the winners were those who completed the course with the least polluting emissions , calculated on the basis of their performance against a " greenhouse gas index " , without holding up other traffic . |
| 12 | Social workers , librarians , planners , architects , housing staff , tax , careers and school officers will be taking part in the vote for six days of strike action over a six week period from October 4 . |
| 13 | They estimate that in the 250 largest corporations , a $1,000 increase in corporate value ( defined as share price appreciation plus dividends ) produces an increase in the salary and bonus of the chief executive over a two year period of less than 10 cents , and share options add only another 58 cents . |
| 14 | The 30 second commercial is a variation on the successful launch advertising and is scheduled over a two month period in England and Wales . |
| 15 | Our impression over a two week jaunt round the Republic was of a country shedding the shackles of its tortured past without sacrificing its most endearing features . |
| 16 | Staff at Levendale Under Fives Group , Yarm , became entangled in a row over a separate water supply to their new building which would have meant finding extra cash over and above the £25,000 raised by parents for the new building . |
| 17 | In the past , if a government lost a vote in Parliament over a major policy issue like the Maastricht treaty , it automatically resigned and called a general election . |
| 18 | Ekoku was reported to have been at Carrow Road last night for talks over a possible £700,000 transfer before the transfer deadline this afternoon . |
| 19 | The report looked at the use of DSS to support R & D project selection over a 10 year period for ICI Pharmaceuticals . |
| 20 | The following week the Environment Secretary flies to Luxembourg to voice reservations over a planned EC tax on fossil fuels . |
| 21 | This reading skills course was developed over a four year period at the Faculty of Political Science in Bologna , Italy . |
| 22 | Individual faecal excretions were collected over a four day period in 500 ml polythene clip top containers . |
| 23 | This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of oral fluticasone propionate with prednisolone over a four week period in the treatment of active colitis . |
| 24 | The process of intervention will be studied over a four month period from the time of first referral . |
| 25 | FORMERLY handed back to the Fenland Aviation Museum at RAF Marham on September 30 was Vampire T.11 XD434 ( see photo last month ) which had been painstakingly refurbished by members of the Victor Major Maintenance Unit ( VMMU ) who carried out the work in their spare time over a four month period after dismantling and transport from Fenland 's museum at Wisbech in May . |
| 26 | In response to the National Aboriginal Health Strategy the federal government has allocated an additional £108m ( $A232m ) over a five year period from 1990 to 1995 . |
| 27 | The disruption was widespread over a five hour period with all trains terminating at Bewdley and buses being hired at short notice to ferry passengers back to Kidderminster station . |
| 28 | Negotiations over a joint fishing agreement between the two countries had been disrupted by incidents between Trinidadian fishermen and Venezuelan coastguards which had led to the death of one Trinidadian in October 1989 . |
| 29 | Then came a battle over a fine tooth comb among the ladies who had lice in their hair ; this ended at forty-five shillings amid tears and despair . |
| 30 | Labour 's consumer spokesman Nigel Griffiths has written to President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine following complaints over a previous Hoover offer of flights to Europe . |