Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [noun] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | if the interpreter is also acting as culture broker , guide , philosopher and friend several things can happen ; the level of interpreting accuracy diminishes as the interpreter addresses these additional roles , both the non-English and English speaking clients lose control over the content of what is said , and , if the interpreter takes it upon themselves to decide what is to be interpreted , the standard of service usually diminishes . |
| 2 | On January 3 , 1979 , road transport drivers stopped work over a 25 per cent claim , paralysing dock movements , starving industry of supplies , putting thousands on short time and causing panic buying of food and threats of rationing . |
| 3 | In taking steps to tighten control over the peasantry and the zemstvos , the government saw itself consolidating the alliance between State and nobility . |
| 4 | The District Council has accommodated the highest proportion of Greater York growth of all the districts surrounding York over the last ten years , and therefore I think it likely that it would expected to accommodate the largest proportion of the fourteen hundred dwellings that would be accommodated in the new settlement , erm I do not think that any of the settlements or that there is sufficient land within the Southern Ryedale area to accommodate that level of development without adversely affecting character of the settlements , or compromising greenbelt objectives , as I mentioned this morning , and also I question whether or not erm whether th most of the settlements in the Southern Ryedale area have only a minimal s minimal service base anyway on which to tack any large housing growths , and I do n't necessarily foresee any subsequent rise in the service base of those settlements as a result of the housing being added on to them . |
| 5 | Some readers exhibit conservatism over the adoption of new information technology , and many librarians , faced with the problem of the need for archival storage of scientific data — an intrinsic feature of the nature and use of geological and botanical literature , for example — and knowing the costs incurred in data conversion as each new technological advance occurs , will choose to retain paper , and postpone decisions on technology . |
| 6 | Off this gallery all the principal bedrooms face west over an extensive private garden ( Plate 5 ) . |
| 7 | Kirk concluded that neither of the two methods showed superiority over the other . |
| 8 | If one adds to this one other incontrovertible fact — that the overwhelming majority of women have lived their lives without economic freedom or autonomy , but as dependants or chattels lacking control over the crucial fixed aspects of their own lives — then it becomes clear that the chameleon nature of women is their necessary self-protection . |
| 9 | Assignment by statute is governed by the Law of Property Act 1925 , s136 which provides that : Any absolute assignment by writing under the hand of the assignor ( not purporting to be by way of charge only ) of any debt or other legal thing in action , of which express notice in writing has been given to the debtor , trustee or other person from the assignor would have been entitled to claim such debt or thing in action , is effectual in law ( subject to equities having priority over the right of the assignee ) to pass and transfer from the date of such notice : ( a ) the legal right to such debt or thing in action ; ( b ) all legal and other remedies for the same ; and ( c ) the power to give a good discharge for the same without the concurrence of the assignor . |
| 10 | Scores of movie producers , co-stars and fans go gaga over the pretty-baby pout of Sridevi . |
| 11 | Dr Charlton also reported that 86% of the colleges and 19% of the schools allowed students over the age of 16 to smoke , and more than six out of ten local education authorities had no formal policy on smoking issues . |
| 12 | Similarly , in Greek legend , dragons stood watch over the Golden Fleece and the Golden Apples of the HESPERIDES . |
| 13 | All the bedrooms have views over the garden and Crewkerne . |
| 14 | There is a comfortable lounge and bar and the bedrooms have views over the village and valley . |
| 15 | The suppliers of debt finance receive their return by way of fixed interest payments , while those that supply equity funds have claims over the residual finds which remain after all other payments ( including interest payments ) have been made . |
| 16 | That is the problem of which my hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow ( Mr. Gill ) spoke ; many Labour-controlled local authorities charge way over the oddds . |
| 17 | The centre 's manager , Peter Struthers , said last night : ‘ Since we lost George , my wife Ann and myself had paid numerous visits to pet shops over a wide area , on the off chance that he had been brought along by the two thieves . |
| 18 | This broader definition of community empowerment has been referred to as communities having equity and capacity to solve problems ( Naparstek et al , 1982 ) ; having abilities to identify their own problems and solutions ( Braithwaite and Lythcott , 1989 ) ; having increased participation in community activities ( Chavis and Wandersman , 1990 ) ; and enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health ( Health Promotion , 1986 ) . |
| 19 | A " confidential " UN report , leaked to the press on Feb. 8 , described the conditions faced by the 100,000 Somali refugees seeking sanctuary over the border in Kenya as " appalling , unacceptable and alarming " . |
| 20 | In addition to providing tax incentives to investors , the package required banks and insurance companies to purchase stocks over the next six months , and encouraged pension funds to do likewise . |
| 21 | It urges countries to assert control over the exploitation of their genetic resources through legislation and levies of royalties , fees and taxes on their use . |
| 22 | Few interceptions took place over the next few days as the R.A.F. licked its wounds . |
| 23 | FOOD GROUP produced an excellent result for 1992 , with all four companies increasing profits over the previous year and an outstanding performance from . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't you remember those visitors throwing food over the wall yesterday ? ’ replied Minky . |
| 25 | [ The Commissioners have authority over the tidal zones where much fish-farming takes place . ] |
| 26 | A separate source of unresponsiveness to the consumer ‘ electorate ’ derives from the fact that since companies have control over the goods and services made available to the public , consumers can not positively ‘ vote ’ for the production of goods with the particular characteristics that best suit their requirements , but can only ‘ veto ’ the products they are actually offered . |
| 27 | With rare exceptions complete authority over the affairs and property of the taravad lay with the eldest male , the karanavan . |
| 28 | According to their arguments , shareholdings have become too fragmented for individuals to exercise control over the companies in which they have a stake . |
| 29 | We believe in citizenship , not subjecthood — in the ability of all individuals to exercise power over the institutions that govern their lives . |
| 30 | The make-up of these bodies can be particularly important when governments exert pressure over a particular programme , as happened to the BBC in the case of Real Lives ( an examination of the life of an IRA sympathiser in Belfast ) and to the IBA in the case of Death on the Rock ( a This Week programme about the SAS shooting of three IRA members in Gibraltar ) . |