Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seems to have been no clear trend in earnings over the period up to the rapid triumph of machine spinning after 1800 ; in the West of England rates per pound of wool spun were only marginally higher in the 1770s than in the century 's first decade . |
| 2 | However , in a few cases there were serious disputes in families over questions of inheritance , apparently always followed by very cool relationships between the parties , or ceasing contact altogether . |
| 3 | He said there had been a remarkable change in attitudes over the last few years in which those people still in work were determined not to give up their annual break , although they were being forced to cut down on other spending . |
| 4 | Restorative proctocolectony with end to end pouch-anal anastomosis in patients over the age of fifty |
| 5 | Friends of the Earth Cleveland has seen a dramatic decline in numbers over the last decade but spokesman Mark Davidson said : ‘ We have several campaigns ongoing and we are active in the Cleveland Environmental Forum . ’ |
| 6 | As some of these private functions of unions have been taken over by welfare state agencies , unions have taken on other roles — especially representing their members in legal or industrial tribunals in claims over redundancy , discrimination , and negligence . |
| 7 | Responding to a national survey which showed a modest improvement in lifestyles over the past seven years , Dr Wilde said individuals needed greater help from retailers , food producers , planners , teachers , environmental health officers and politicians . |
| 8 | This is undoubtedly the main reason why the last twenty years have seen a steady increase in controls over the mass media , either by government takeover or by censorship and suppression . |
| 9 | Welsh success : Wales continues to lead the UK out of recession , enjoying the largest regional increase in orders over the last four months , says the Bank of Wales . |
| 10 | The Gulf International Bank estimated that oil earnings had risen by 63 per cent in 1990 to $41,300 million , a $16,000 million increase in revenues over those for 1989 , and compared with a budgeted 1990 figure of $31,500 million . |
| 11 | Indeed , the major underlying concern in debates over pornography , homosexuality , abortion , the age of consent , divorce and drugs during the period under consideration here has been the welfare of children . |