Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] 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 | Inadequate capital resources , insufficient euro-currency intermediation profits or worries over loan exposures influence the willingness of banks to accept and lend funds . |
| 3 | Passion fruit : eat pulp straight from the fruit or drizzle over ice-cream or sorbets . |
| 4 | We can analyse remuneration policies between different areas , again using ADI , or look at increases by employee or group over time . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And , of course , parents themselves are not immune to anger or problems over self-control . |
| 8 | Where research studies have been carried out in different parts of the country it is difficult to disentangle anything which might be attributed to regional variations specifically , from other systematic variations by gender , class , ethnicity or variations over time ( that is where changes in patterns of family relationships have occurred between the 1960s and the 1980s ) . |
| 9 | By Law , orthodox Jews must not light fires or cookers over Sabbath , which lasts from dusk on Friday , till sunset on Saturday . |
| 10 | This , as should by now be clear , is a crucial distinction in this argument , for it underpins ( along with the public/private distinction utilised by Wolfenden ) many of the conflicts and disagreements over morality and the ‘ proper ’ role of the criminal law during this post-war period . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The Poundswick dispute in Manchester , when the LEA wished to reinstate pupils excluded for scrawling graffiti on a school wall , and the teachers , backed by the governors , objected because the graffiti allegedly contained personal insults to teachers , prompted a reappraisal of the respective powers of schools and LEAs over reinstatement . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The BVDG is currently lobbying in Bonn and Brussels over taxation issues affecting the art market : the uncertainty of preferential tax treatment of art works by the EC in 1993 , and the German wealth tax ( Vermögenssteuer ) now levied on collections worth over DM 20,000 . |
| 17 | It has cost Harland 's about £16m to complete the prototype vessel , which is three years late and £70m over budget , prompting Labour MPs to dub it a ‘ fiasco ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Conflict between Russia and Ukraine over control of the Black Sea Fleet intensified during July when a Russian frigate defected to Odessa . |
| 20 | The postponement , decided on Sept. 16 by the presidents of Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Kirgizstan , Russia and Ukraine , apparently stemmed from disagreements between Russia and Ukraine over control of the nuclear weapons stationed in Ukraine . |
| 21 | A preference for long walks and tennis over jogging or weight training . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I think that the Zeitgeist values honesty and courage over stoicism and self-sacrifice , but honesty and courage are virtues just the same . |
| 24 | THE WAR of words between the US and Canada over acid rain reached new heights last week . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The centre will expand to take on software duplicating and packaging over time . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ B ’ indicates variations in the input and output over time . |
| 30 | Interactive Systems Corp — now SunSoft Inc — began by marketing the product strongly , but later faced a barrage of complaints and problems over speed and stability , and reportedly lost a great deal of money over the venture . |