Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is seen as part of control over quality of education , the parent might ask why the child should be given access at all . |
| 2 | Their performance against Rangers was inexplicable and one can not believe that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders , which lasted eight hours on the day before the match , with bickerings between cabals of directors over the club 's future , had no effect on the players . |
| 3 | Southern counties , although rather cloudy , will be mainly dry , except for outbreaks of drizzle over south-west England and South Wales . |
| 4 | Chauthala had been forced to resign by the Janata Dal leadership after months of controversy over a state-level by-election in Haryana 's Meham constituency . |
| 5 | In May Devi Lal 's son , Om Prakash Chauthala , had been forced to resign as the Janata Dal Chief Minister of Haryana ( a post he had effectively inherited from his father in December 1989 ) after months of controversy over a state-level by-election [ see p. 37452 ] . |
| 6 | Secondary education , mainly in schools now known as grammar schools , was available nationally for 20% of children over the age of eleven , with pronounced regional variations . |
| 7 | In the day-to-day life of a legal system its rule of recognition is very seldom expressly formulated as a rule ; though occasionally , courts in England may announce in general terms the relative place of one criterion of law in relation to another , as when they assert the supremacy of Acts of Parliament over other sources or suggested sources of law . |
| 8 | Of thunder of spring over distant mountains |
| 9 | In just the same way , evolution consists of genes spreading at each other 's expense , but many , perhaps most , genetic mechanisms are about enforcing common interest of groups of genes over the selfish ambitions of the few . |
| 10 | Therefore , Piaroa boys are not constrained into learning the aggressive stance of young warriors to fight men of this world ; they do not learn to accept the dominance relationships of groups of men over other groups of men . |
| 11 | The distortions of communication which occur in these social institutions are as they are , as a result , in part , of unconscious activity of groups of people over time . |
| 12 | In order to compare the uptake of Ac-ASA with that of 5-ASA , the rate of uptake of Ac-ASA over one hour has to be derived . |
| 13 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
| 14 | As with chimneys , so with synapses ; if they are constructed — or even reconstructed — during learning , one might expect a brief increase in the rate of synthesis of proteins over the time when an animal was being trained and memory was being formed . |
| 15 | Take a typical staircase in your home ( 3–35° ) , tilt it to match the angle of the sides of Egypt 's Great Pyramids at Giza ( 52° ) , remove some of the steps , and shovel ice and a couple of feet of snow over the whole affair . |
| 16 | ‘ Chuck a couple of buckets of water over him , we might be able to recognise what it is , ’ Yanto suggested . |
| 17 | Imported raw cotton was the basis for the emergence of the most dynamic of the " new " manufactures , but as late as 1776 Adam Smith omitted cotton goods from his argument for a sustained expansion and downward spread of consumption of non-essentials over the " course of the present century " , and still found examples enough for his purpose . |
| 18 | For the measurement of changes of performance over time items were to be analysed using the Rasch model . |
| 19 | The obtaining of access and maintenance of rights of way over Pennine moorlands , particularly in the Peak District , was fundamental to their activities . |
| 20 | Chronology is one of the cornerstones of geomorphology , and researchers are urged to balance their studies of present geomorphic processes by an appreciation of rates of work over timescales of 10 4 — 10 6 years . |
| 21 | Pour a sloppy mix of plaster of Paris over the damaged area to form a new key |
| 22 | After the death of Chilperic and the revolt of Gundovald in 584 , Guntram recognized his nephew as being fit to rule in his own name , but even this did not ensure consistently good relations between the two kings , not least because of differences of opinion over control of certain cities , and because of the ramifications of the Gundovald affair . |
| 23 | I am aware , however , that surveying techniques of the last 150 years have been to standards of accuracy of centimetres over the same sort of distance and landscape . |
| 24 | A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Oct. 2 that Russia would press ahead with the sale of diesel submarines to Iran despite reports of difficulties over payments [ see p. 39122 ] . |
| 25 | In this kind of evaluation of change over time , it is argued that it is easier to attribute changes directly to the planned intervention , since it is unlikely that other experiences to which the child might be exposed would produce the same pattern of differential progress across different aspects of language . |
| 26 | Unfavourable circumstances encouraged strong orientation towards the present , not the future : a feeling of lack of control over events and a tendency to accept them passively . |
| 27 | An example of the objectionable content of the draft was the call for relaxation of controls over private sector housing : ‘ local authorities should not lay down requirements on the mix of house types , provision of garages , internal standards , sizes of private gardens , location of houses on plots and in relation to each other , provision of private open space . ’ |
| 28 | In 1923 the USA and Britain reached an agreement for repayment of debts over a 62-year period at 3.3% interest . |
| 29 | She lay down on the bed intending simply to relax and restore herself , but within minutes she was deeply asleep , her red-gold hair fanning out like tongues of fire over the white pillows . |
| 30 | In the chapter on evolution , Stuart rightly stresses the importance of a good stratigraphic and geographic record for studies of changes over time between species . |