Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION BOWS TO INDUSTRY COMPLAINTS OVER ITS PRICING POLICY … |
| 2 | With the opening of the East German border in November 1989 the flow of refugees from East Germany ( Übersiedler ) increased still further and created serious social problems [ for easing of travel restrictions over the border between Hungary and Austria see pp. 36894-95 ; 37170 ] . |
| 3 | Much has been written about training shoes over the last couple of years , as the style magazines and the newspapers have tried to come to terms with the massive increase in the popularity of the trainer . |
| 4 | President Bush laid down his ‘ if it flies , it dies ’ ultimatum last night as Allied fighters prepared for combat missions over southern Iraq . |
| 5 | There has been a series of trials within the Engineering Branch of the RAF of the technologies related to expert systems over the past 5 to 10 years . |
| 6 | Parentally condoned absenteeism can , according to research studies over the past ten or so years , account for as much as 50–75 per cent of non-excused absenteeism . |
| 7 | These and other findings — reported at a meeting of the American Society of Testing and Materials — contradict extensive evidence of damage to the local environment presented by government researchers over the last four years . |
| 8 | It is based on ‘ commonly accepted general principles of good journalistic practice ’ built by council adjudications over many years . |
| 9 | Lord Aldington — formerly Brigadier Toby Low — who is suing for libel damages over allegations that he is guilty of war crimes , denied a suggestion by Richard Rampton QC , for the defence , that he was responsible for drafting the 23 May request . |
| 10 | The bid by what is now Braintree District Commercial Services , an organisation set up to comply with Government rules over competitive tendering for council jobs , is for £246,285.27 . |
| 11 | The Civil Service view is that what is best for the country is a continuation of the centrist and consensual policies that have been developed and sold to party politicians over many years . |
| 12 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales stand side by side during one of their first joint public trips since book revelations over their marriage . |
| 13 | It is important to look at ratio trends over extended periods in order to judge the progress of the company . |
| 14 | It is important to look at ratio trends over extended periods in order to judge the progress of the company . |
| 15 | Includes many listings of comparative aircraft , fighter pilot films , fighter aces , and fighter terms , the latter describing some of the slang used by fighter pilots over the years . |
| 16 | " Keeper of the Keys " is one of many games which have been used by drama teachers over the years . |
| 17 | The results of applying a transformation procedure to the aeromagnetic data were compared with vector measurements over dense networks in the two areas , made specially for the study . |
| 18 | ‘ But he seemed to end up getting into patent battles over them . ’ |
| 19 | What I have noted within rugby circles over the years is , rather , a strong tendency towards small-mindedness and chauvinism , which continues unabated . |
| 20 | It is reached by stepping stones over the lawn and a small bridge crossing the bog garden and two linking fish pools . |
| 21 | Having become deadlocked along party lines over whether to call for censure , the committee decided instead to present the case against Cranston on the Senate floor on Nov. 21 , a rare step for discipline short of formal censure . |
| 22 | As well as differing from place to place , what is defined as crime changes over time . |
| 23 | Although the receiver part of the ICOM set worked perfectly when tuned to ground stations over 30nm away , the transmitter seemed to be at the extremity of its practical range at about 12- 15nm , almost regardless of height . |
| 24 | I am unconvinced that these provisions , taken singly or cumulatively , show that there is a legislative intention to confine the status of an administrative receiver to a receiver appointed by debenture holders over property of a company formed and registered under the Companies Acts . |
| 25 | The remedies that it may pursue against the customer upon his default may also be specified including security interests over assets held by the customer . |
| 26 | Which ? has deduced from safety inspections over the past six years that models from Audi/VW , Saab , Vauxhall and Volvo are ‘ clear leaders , showing an across-the-range application of thoughtful protective safety and design ’ . |
| 27 | A set of breathing apparatus would be required for each man and extra sets were borrowed from fire stations over a wide area . |
| 28 | Grace Carter , who spends hours each day talking to truck drivers over the airwaves , says the Chesnut Street car park should have proper facilities . |
| 29 | Basically , I come to praise the positive steps taken by Health Ministers over the past five years , although in a minor way I will ask for reconsideration of a wrong done to a medical practice in my constituency . |
| 30 | Because of the difficulty in placing a trolley wheel on the wire during the blackout and the risk of knocking passengers ' hats off or worse , when pulling the pole down , or the risk of a broken spring inside the trolley mast , one of the J Type cars was fitted with metal hoops over the ends of the upper deck in August 1916 . |