Example sentences of "[noun] over [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubts over aspects of the legislation came as the Labour leader , John Smith , accused the Prime Minister of trying to prevent the Commons having a say on the social chapter . |
| 2 | In the USA , in national opinion polls conducted since Chernobyl , there has been a consistent two-to-one margin of opposition over support for new construction of nuclear power stations . |
| 3 | Equipped with Messerschmitt Bf109E fighters , the unit was composed of battle-hardened veterans who had seen much action during the fighting over England during the previous summer . |
| 4 | Paul Mellon and Wilson Rockefeller talk over lunch about philanthropy , art and riches |
| 5 | Steel compromise : European Community negotiators have reached a compromise with the United States over limits on Community steel exports , an EC spokesman said . |
| 6 | Prompted by the fear of another Cuba in the region and desires for economic growth , Latin American political elites came to an agreement with the United States over aid for reforms . |
| 7 | Also , some appear suddenly ( like a visitation ) , others build up gradually , piece by piece over time in an incremental process . |
| 8 | Uncertainty over performances at the South Bank Centre in London ended yesterday when management and unions agreed a pay deal . |
| 9 | The uncertainty over evil in a way dominates the entire structure of The Lord of the Rings . |
| 10 | The problems were compounded by a shortage of coal and natural gas and uncertainty over supplies of oil from the former Soviet Union . |
| 11 | In this single speech , Law foreshadowed the development of the party for the next fifteen years ; the strategic dilemma over relations with the other parties after the war , the need to make real concessions to make a coalition workable , the openings that could be created by a national leader of independent reputation ( Baldwin as it turned out ) , and the outcome when the moderate men of all parties came together in 1931 . |
| 12 | Rivalry within KMT over choice of presidential candidate |
| 13 | Dark over eyes in a dream and the mouth gone … |
| 14 | Mindful of the quarrels over precedence among the Bonaparte family which had marred his uncle 's coronation , Napoleon III may have felt it unwise to provide them with a similar occasion for bad manners . |
| 15 | While the European Community quarrels over subsidies with America and other farm exporters in the Uruguay round of world trade talks , New Zealand 's farmers are showing that eliminating subsidies completely will not wipe out farming , but make it far more efficient instead . |
| 16 | Once in her room she took a seat by the windows and , pushing her distress over Paul to the back of her mind , tore open the packet he 'd given her . |
| 17 | An argument by many atmospheric physicists , for example , is that shortcomings in the accuracy of weather prediction over periods of more than a few days largely results from the unsophisticated nature of existing models , the lack of suitable data and inadequate computer power ( see Fig. 9.3 , derived from Tyler 1989 ) . |
| 18 | The Rev Geoffrey Peters , of Manningham , Bradford — a keen cricket fan — said a silent prayer for an end to the rumpus over allegations by England batsman Allan Lamb that Pakistani fast bowlers cheated . |
| 19 | So important , in fact , that such a cloud would have had a braking effect on the Sun 's spin over aeons of time . |
| 20 | BRITAIN and China , deadlocked for months over plans for democratic reforms in Hong Kong , will hold talks in Beijing on arrangements for 1995 elections in the colony , Chinese sources said yesterday . |
| 21 | Mellor , again , who realises that it was irascibility over broadcasters in general that got the then government into the fine mess from which he had to extract it . |
| 22 | Together with Richard Dunwoody , another friend and neighbour , he welcomed Llewelyn into the brotherhood of National winners over dinner on Saturday night . |
| 23 | Summerbee struck right on the stroke of half-time to set up a clash with France impressive 3–0 winners over Portugal in the final tomorrow . |
| 24 | It is , however , harder to explain purely in the context of the theory of contestable markets why some firms ' eurobond operations have continued to be successful while others have been unable to establish themselves , why there has been no significant decline in market concentration over time despite continual new entry , and why profitability has declined so steeply . |
| 25 | Cool retrospection leaves the deal they struck with Ian Lang over membership of the proposed committee of the regions looking no more watertight in its assurances and no less ambient of shifty Westminster backstairs bargaining . |
| 26 | Differing values and influences over generations of childrearing in the English speaking world have included concepts of religious morality , medical morality , natural development and natural needs , individualism and the ‘ fun ’ morality , added to which there is now the parental dilemma of whether to be friend or authority ( Newson and Newson , 1974 ) . |
| 27 | the view of the traffic planners here is that if the bike is to be seen as a realistic substitute to the car over distances of up to two km , then every point must be made accessible to it . |
| 28 | Whether , as is sometimes asserted , the development of more rapid communications , above all the telegraph , greatly increased the control of foreign ministries over diplomats in the field is at least debatable . |
| 29 | Are there warranties over performance of business from last balance sheet date to exchange ? |
| 30 | Are there warranties over conduct of business between exchange and completion ? |