Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] over [noun sg] " 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 | Passion fruit : eat pulp straight from the fruit or drizzle over ice-cream or sorbets . |
| 3 | We can analyse remuneration policies between different areas , again using ADI , or look at increases by employee or group over time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A preference for long walks and tennis over jogging or weight training . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I think that the Zeitgeist values honesty and courage over stoicism and self-sacrifice , but honesty and courage are virtues just the same . |
| 14 | This will be followed by a consideration of recent developments in relation to the provision of land for housing on the one hand , and conflict over land use between industry and non-industrial uses on the other . |
| 15 | The centre will expand to take on software duplicating and packaging over time . |
| 16 | Alternatively you could extend your walk from the summit of Grisedale Pike and head over south-west to Hopegill Head and join the forest road at Swinside . |
| 17 | While these four contingent relations between specific response categories and environmental consequences provide an account of how behaviours can be increased or decreased in frequency , they are not sufficient to explain how behaviours might change in form and character over time . |
| 18 | ‘ B ’ indicates variations in the input and output over time . |
| 19 | Despite marriage break-ups and criticism over lifestyle and finances , the family has the spirit to endure and to win back public support , said Dr George Carey . |
| 20 | So questions of prior sexual experience take on a different meaning and emphasis over time . |
| 21 | There was none of the agonizing and guilt over money we all went through . |
| 22 | The treaty , the first of its kind between the Soviet Union and one of its former East European allies in the Warsaw Pact , committed the two sides to non-aggression and to consultation and co-operation over security matters . |
| 23 | Gray ( 1986 , pp. 11 , 16 ) sees ‘ little evidence of genuine assessment beyond the establishment of a few input indicators ’ , and suggests that we are witnessing ‘ the ascendancy of economy and efficiency over effectiveness and efficacy ’ . |
| 24 | As I released my martyrhood and ambivalence over money , my old fears vanished into the air . |
| 25 | Although the New Year Festival symbolized the inauguration of a new solar cycle , the renewal of fertility , and victory over chaos , its celebration provided no guarantee that the social order would continue undisturbed . |
| 26 | It was intended , she supposed , to represent the struggle between good and evil over knowledge ; she was heartened to observe that the effect was , in fact , faintly comic . |
| 27 | Concrete flyovers , wholesale clearance for new routes , and concern over noise and lead pollution , were seen as affronts to living conditions ; in the environmentally conscious 1970s new highway planning became politically beleaguered . |
| 28 | Dowty may be able to show a near £10million profit gain to about £42million , against £32.5million although the shares have been moving uncertainly in the face of the engineering strikes and concern over defence expenditure . |
| 29 | For certain groups of students there clearly was a correlation between radicalism and frustration over employment prospects . |
| 30 | The consequences of entry and exit will be felt over the course of time in the relevant markets , and it is proposed to trace entry and exit induced developments in market structure and performance over time . |