Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] that over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it could be shown that over the years there had been a major redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor , this would indicate a reduction in class inequalities . |
| 2 | I shall not enter into a detailed discussion of this Labour government , its programme and effects , but it should be noted that over the years to 1951 , as more and more of the party 's electoral pledges were realised , there occurred what is often interpreted as a ‘ weakening of commitment ’ of both party and people to ‘ socialism ’ , and a progressive exhaustion of the political impetus for social and economic change . |
| 3 | At the same time it should be remembered that over the centuries , exiles and deportees have only accounted for a tiny fraction of the total population of Siberia , the vast majority of which was there as a result of voluntary emigration , fortune seeking or the process of natural procreation . |
| 4 | It is envisaged that over the transition period , a system of course structures will evolve which embraces unit specifications developed both nationally and locally . |
| 5 | It 's believed that over the past year tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been charged to the council and then sold privately by some of its staff . |
| 6 | As a result of such consultation it is planned that over the period 1989–90 to 1999–2000 there should be an increase in total ( FTE ) graduate numbers of around 700 ( home/EC and overseas ) , a significant proportion of which has already been achieved ; this would allow room for undergraduates to increase by 1,300 and for the overall growth of the University to be contained within the broad policy approved by Congregation of 1 per cent a year to the end of the decade . |
| 7 | At the end of C.A. 1991 it was recorded that over the previous 18 years we had raised over £210,000 for the cause . |