Example sentences of "[noun pl] over [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Take the 7th root of the average number of paths through our mid class utterances in order to estimate the average number of words over each region of the intended word :
2 Its citizens presumably believed that their interests would be better served if Henry won , for he stood for the preservation of a single sovereign authority ruling in Poitou , England and Normandy , in other words over both ends of La Rochelle 's trade , over wine-growers and wine-drinkers .
3 In political terms Nehemiah was a tyrant imposed by the Persians just as much as Histiaeus and others had been imposed as tyrants over Greek cities by the Persian government .
4 In the political skirmishes over scant resources in which long-term strategies and confidence in the administration are essential , such clichés as ‘ Small is beautiful ’ are not helpful .
5 The present project , in contrast , concentrates on influences over subsequent reinspections of what has been read .
6 First , the existence of the plateaux over appreciable ranges of Vg ( Figure 2 ) does not match preconceived ideas for quantised motion .
7 There were no Disneyland walkers over that part of Skye .
8 Stable variation can be maintained by speakers over many centuries as a stylistic and general sociolinguistic resource .
9 But the event at Langbaurgh motor sports park near Redcar has had to be switched to Lincolnshire because of worries over excessive noise on a Sunday .
10 Japan 's pre-1945 conflicts with the West , too , were largely sparked off by disputes over Japanese ambitions in Asia .
11 The grant was made specifically in the context of a projected campaign against Scotland and was designed to avoid damaging disputes over military authority by setting Gloucester firmly above the other northern peers .
12 The grant was made specifically in the context of a projected campaign against Scotland and was designed to avoid damaging disputes over military authority by setting Gloucester firmly above the other northern peers .
13 Some reports attributed the coup attempt to ( i ) Fujimori 's announcement that the government would investigate US intelligence reports of military involvement in drug trafficking ; ( ii ) grievances over low wages in the armed forces , and ( iii ) alleged interference in promotions by Fujimori and his security adviser , Vladimiro Montesinos .
14 Nonetheless , the population turnaround and planning controls are imposing average densities over larger areas of the country , and Craig ( 1979 ) reveals that it is the areas of suburban density that have experienced the greatest overall population growth in both population and extent .
15 It has also been clear in his methods of training orchestras over long periods of time .
16 Avoiding the face , which is too sensitive for this treatment , make bold sweeping movements over each part of the body as in Fig. 2 .
17 Dixit 's visit coincided with the leak of a US Defence Department memo suggesting that the USA " should discourage Indian hegemonic aspirations over other states in South Asia and the Indian Ocean " .
18 A private company , on the other hand , will normally ( but not necessarily ) confer a discretion upon its directors over proposed transfers of shareholdings .
19 This is a personal perspective which is a considered opinion drawn from eighteen months of researches and over a hundred interviews , and built upon my own experiences over twenty years of what constitutes good science .
20 Surbiton LTC won the men 's doubles over 45 event for the third year when they overcame Manchester Northern Club in the finals of the Eagle Star Inter Club Veterans Tournament held at Queen 's Club during November .
21 The product has proved to be stable over the anticipated lifespan of the building and has advantages over alternative methods of roof insulation , namely , energy efficiency , ease of installation and speed of erection .
22 Coins do have considerable advantages over other objects as sources of information .
23 Trial work suggests that the technique has a number of advantages over other forms of injection .
24 As is pointed in International Rectifier 's note AN-969m power mosfets possess advantages over bipolar transistors for ignition circuits , chiefly because of the high voltages then must withstand when used in place of a conventional mechanical contact breaker .
25 The microcomputer has certain advantages over manual forms of information retrieval .
26 A variety of studies have also shown that non-manual workers enjoy advantages over manual workers in terms of their ‘ life chances ’ .
27 IV offers many advantages over conventional forms of training , such as computer-based training ( CBT ) and video .
28 And would , in fact , hydrogen have any advantages over conventional hydrocarbons as a fuel ?
29 Besides eraseability , a storage device based on trimers would have other advantages over previous techniques of atomic manipulation .
30 Finally , the results of Matthewson et al suggest that the heater probe has some advantages over conservative treatment in preventing rebleeding and decreasing the number of operations .
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