Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages of unity over diversity , or collectivism over individualism , are assumed to be self-evident and the obvious totalitarian overtones are ignored . |
| 2 | It would be wrong to be too sentimental about what ‘ freedom ’ meant to Greeks ; Thucydides ( iii.45.6 ) makes a speaker use the phrase ‘ freedom , or rule over others ’ , and similar uses can be found in Greek authors from Herodotus ( i.210 ) to Polybius ( v.106 ) . |
| 3 | Passion fruit : eat pulp straight from the fruit or drizzle over ice-cream or sorbets . |
| 4 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |
| 5 | We can analyse remuneration policies between different areas , again using ADI , or look at increases by employee or group over time . |
| 6 | Reading Alison and Freya 's stories may worry you , puzzle you , or make you wonder whether your feelings about your body , or constant dieting or guilt over food , makes you obsessive , or verging on an eating disorder . |
| 7 | A SMALL London business is claiming a precedent after winning a value added tax tribunal case against Customs & Excise over penalty payments tied to late payments . |
| 8 | Those who exercise power or authority over others typically claim legitimacy for doing so , ie that their position and actions are justified according to recognised principles . |
| 9 | If they do not find resources , museums will have to disband , sell or hand over collections . |
| 10 | It is called the path integral or sum over histories approach . |
| 11 | If an organisation is to function as a cooperative system of individuals , some people must have authority or power over others . |
| 12 | The agreements , which have still to be firmed up , are intended to provide a framework for the companies to work together on integrating personal computers and phones , and to enable real-time data conferencing over regular telephone lines , and videoconferencing over ISDN . |
| 13 | Commonsense and unity over Europe crushed his self-indulgence . |
| 14 | Rather than match China 's firmness , it can be confidently predicted , the Hong Kong authorities will follow past form , cease muttering about their shock and horror over Tiananmen , and return to bland assurances that the negotiations with Peking about a post-1997 ‘ Basic Law ’ for Hong Kong are going well . |
| 15 | The earth 's magnetic field changes in strength and direction over time , and by measuring the local magnetic field around the clay , an estimate of when the clay was last fired can be calculated . |
| 16 | There is bound to be a certain tension between employer and employee over wages and conditions . |
| 17 | The bitterness and confusion over delimitation , which had led to the drafting of a bill in 1911 outlining the two distinct districts , ‘ Champagne ’ and ‘ Champagne Deuxième Zone ’ , was still unsolved and an amended law was passed through the new government in 1919 . |
| 18 | The Amir , Sheikh Khalifal bin Hamad al-Thani , received a petition in mid-January from 50 leading Qataris demanding the establishment of a consultative assembly with legislative powers ; the signatories expressed their concern and disappointment over abuse of power in the emirate and called for reforms of the economy and the education system . |
| 19 | The Swedish victory was forged with a doubles win by Waldner and Appelgren over England 's top pair , Prean and Alan Cooke , and ended with Persson overcoming a gallant Prean 21–18 , 21–13 . |
| 20 | The announcement of the 1991 budget , expected on Dec. 31 , 1990 , was delayed because of the cost of the Gulf crisis ( estimated at $21,000 million by the end of 1990 ) and uncertainty over world oil markets ; the 1990 budget was to be extended for as long as necessary . |
| 21 | The problems were compounded by a shortage of coal and natural gas and uncertainty over supplies of oil from the former Soviet Union . |
| 22 | In total , including Turnham Green , it occupies 13,300 acres of mainly flat land on a gentle south-westerly slope down from the hills of Harrow and Highgate — from 36 feet to 15 feet above the ordnance survey datum — with a fine depth of approximately 40 feet of gravel and sand over London clay , topped by fine vegetable mould . |
| 23 | But the publicly alleged reasons were as follows … ’ and Thucydides goes on to give them : quarrels between Athens and Corinth over Corcyra and Potidaia . |
| 24 | The major formal sanction in the hands of the government is the power of appointment and dismissal over boards and ( normally ) chief executives of public enterprises . |
| 25 | It should perhaps be noted that in spite of the shift from a gesellschaft to a bureaucratic administrative type of law and social regulation which has been outlined above , private ( essentially property-related ) interests continue to be well-served by the existing representative model of democracy , in spite of its imperfections as a means of exercising political control and accountability over policy-making . |
| 26 | A preference for long walks and tennis over jogging or weight training . |
| 27 | General : Rain and drizzle over north-west Scotland , and some snow on the hills at first , will spread south-eastwards across the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland . |
| 28 | The first-quarter deficit was expected to reach US$1,600 million , even after the cuts in energy subsidies which had led to strikes and unrest over rises in domestic energy costs [ see below ] . |
| 29 | Diesel Cars : Playing ‘ cat ’ and mouse over fleets |
| 30 | I think that the Zeitgeist values honesty and courage over stoicism and self-sacrifice , but honesty and courage are virtues just the same . |