Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Syrian decision to support the West over Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait also reflected the improved relations between Syria and Egypt [ see pp. 37137 ; 37471 ; 37626 ] . |
| 2 | I made up my mind to broach the issue over lunch . |
| 3 | In the House , a decision was delayed whilst Democrats and Republicans negotiated in an unsuccessful attempt to reach a consensus over the scope and procedures of the inquiry . |
| 4 | Batik — before cooking the egg in the coloured water , use masking tape to create a pattern over the shell . |
| 5 | The problem for the State is , that while the family sent a letter in 1942 declaring its intention to reach an agreement over what should be considered inalienable heirlooms and therefore assured a permanence in the family 's headquarters of Schloss St Emmeram in Regensburg , this agreement was never actually realised . |
| 6 | The US negotiators had been due to meet their EC counterparts in Brussels to discuss the dispute over bids for EC utility contracts . |
| 7 | One suspects that somewhere along the line of the story 's forming there has been some attempt to draw a veil over the proceedings , and to protect the reputation particularly of the great Moses . |
| 8 | THE ISRAELI government said yesterday that it hoped Middle East peace talks could resume after a UN statement welcoming its attempt to resolve the dispute over its mass deportation of Palestinian militants . |
| 9 | Observers noted that Shevardnadze 's appointment was an attempt to reassure the West over the splintering of foreign policy into republican units , with the attendant worries over nuclear weapons and the co-ordination of foreign aid . |
| 10 | Branfoot has been inviting Holland manager Dick Advocaat to run the rule over Chelsea reject Monkou all season but Shearer , for one , will be happy if the Dutch continue to ignore him . |
| 11 | Further talks are to be held in a bid to settle a row over the siting of a radio mast near a Stone Age burial ground . |
| 12 | The move was an attempt to break the hold over local government of the FIS , which in June 1990 had won control of 853 municipalities and 32 provinces [ see pp. 37549-50 ] . |
| 13 | In an attempt to break the deadlock over the Accord 's ratification , Mulroney held a two-day Premiers ' conference on Nov. 10-11 . |
| 14 | The Rovers directors meet this weekend in an attempt to end the dilemma over whether to sell the club 's England Under-21 goalkeeper Nigel Martyn to Crystal Palace . |
| 15 | The Rovers directors will be meeting this weekend in an attempt to end the dilemma over whether the club 's England Under-21 goalkeeper Nigel Martyn really is bound for Crystal Palace . |
| 16 | If a deal is eventually to be wrung out of a reluctant Kremlin to break the deadlock over the Baltic republics , much will depend on how much support Mr Yeltsin can muster . |
| 17 | The rear of the Toyota was only just clear of the water as I jumped out , checking to see if it would be possible using the low gear to push the rock over the edge . |
| 18 | He swore vehemently , causing Maggie to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing . |
| 19 | But this ignores the effect of new accounting rules set out in SSAP 24 , which require companies to spread a surplus over a number of years . |
| 20 | A DIVORCED couple have asked a judge to settle a row over their dead son 's ashes . |
| 21 | Max Wallis , of the University of Wales , Cardiff , said : " FoE in England and Wales are paralysed since senior staff decided last January to take no stance over the Gulf war , and because they have frustrated efforts to discuss the issues at board level " . |
| 22 | Yes the and there 's a place out Glen Bainey er at the march between Glen Shee and Glen Ayloch and there 's a a fence er a gate or a steps at just the Glen Shee folk waited at that side to meet the Glen Ayloch folk to take the coffin over the dyke . |
| 23 | Stuart Weir reports on Tory and Labour attempts to win the argument over constitutional reform |
| 24 | Yet when an attempt was made to obtain nicotine patches or chewing gum to help the patient over her withdrawal and reduce the chaos none were available . |
| 25 | An opportunity to discuss the difficulty over the telephone when it arises and to look for a means of reducing the effects of the crisis is the starting point . |
| 26 | Roxburgh and Craig Brown , his assistant , who once sent Ferguson home from an under-21 squad gathering because of a refusal to toe the line over uniform , remarked on the absence of unsightly bicycle shorts and socks rolled down to his ankles against the world champions . |
| 27 | Klepsch was elected as part of an agreement struck between the EPP and the Socialist Group to split the presidency over the five-year life of the EP . |
| 28 | On Jan. 24 , 1990 , Hoyte said that $27,000,000 of the $95,000,000 pledged by the group to help the ERP over its three-year period had been disbursed . |
| 29 | Although many of them feel cheated by the government 's refusal to hold a referendum over Maastricht , that is not the defining issue . |
| 30 | Coventry became the first team to complete the double over fourth-placed Wednesday this season after winning 2–1 at Hillsborough in September . |