Example sentences of "[noun sg] over [noun] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The full significance of this fleeting moment is only evident when the letter page of HBR reveals a bitter contest over screen design between American Airlines , the developers of the system , and trans Atlantic competitors ; ‘ a chief legal officer of a major international airline … had just been involved in a long , rancorous struggle to get its non stop flight from Europe to the United States off the 23rd of SABRE 's 23 possible screens ’ ( HBR , July-August 1990 : 176 ) . |
| 2 | Work in both the European Parliament and the European Commission was disrupted in June and July 1991 by sporadic industrial action over pay levels for full-time employees . |
| 3 | Conflicting statements by banking officials on Aug. 10 and 11 caused confusion over government policy towards loans for Taiwanese business projects in China . |
| 4 | ‘ The results for Essex show no sign of increased optimism over job prospects in the region over the past year , ’ he said . |
| 5 | No relaxing by the pool or light lunch over Football Focus for my lads . |
| 6 | But even those who are reasonably secure financially often experience more anxiety over money matters in old age than at any other time in their life . |
| 7 | Tories join outcry over VAT charge on heating |
| 8 | For example , the battle over Duich Moss on Islay was not really about conservation versus jobs — as subsequent events have proved — but about saving embarrassment in high places . |
| 9 | He 'll be focussing on the battle over women priests in the Episcopalian Church . |
| 10 | The US is hardly lily white in the battle over chip imports into Japan , and Japanese chip users say that their US suppliers have been cancelling deliveries in favour of US customers even as they complain about the difficulty of penetrating the market , according to Electronic Industries Association of Japan . |
| 11 | The famous locomotive was making its inaugural run over WSR metals on July 1 when the engineer working in the Leigh Wood region spotted the obstructions which has been deliberately placed on the running lines . |
| 12 | Yet by the later 1960s and throughout the 1970s uneasiness over police malpractice in investigating crime continued to grow . |
| 13 | Backbench protests and revolts have , however , tended to increase in recent years , reflecting the changing background of MPs , and growing divisions of opinion over policy issues within parties ( see Norton , 1985 , pp. 23–81 ) . |
| 14 | The government on June 5 , 1990 , invoked state of emergency legislation [ see p. 37175 for renewal of state of emergency in January 1990 ] on June 5 , banning strikes in essential services in order to break a two-week strike by non-graduate teachers which had closed virtually all state-run schools , and in response to mounting industrial unrest over pay levels in the public sector . |
| 15 | From 1853 , when the crisis over US demands for formal relations led the Bakufu to solicit the opinions of all daimyo , a move quite without precedent , Tokugawa authority went rapidly downhill . |
| 16 | From the crisis over Nato modernisation in March to the casting down of the Wall in November stretch an astonishing nine months in which Germans on both sides have reached out with increasing boldness to take their destiny into their own hands . |
| 17 | Zoe Turner has an 18 point lead over Lisa Rowe in the ladies ' title race , while Neil King and Lucy Hollis head the novice tables . |
| 18 | Robert Dunlop has an eight point lead over Denis McCullough in the 125 series . |
| 19 | Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton had a handy lead over Jerry Brown in weekend party caucuses in Virginia . |
| 20 | Ms Campbell has a good lead over Mr Charest in delegates who have declared their commitment , but is well short of the 1,900 needed for a first-ballot win . |
| 21 | Five years ago , Mrs Thatcher had a commanding lead over Mr Kinnock as the person who ‘ would make the best Prime Minister ’ . |
| 22 | Jamie Spence : first-round 67 gives him one-stroke lead over David Gilford in Moroccan Open |
| 23 | Ford management chalked up its most significant coup over working practices in 1985 when 500 job titles were reduced to 58 . |
| 24 | This will be followed by a consideration of recent developments in relation to the provision of land for housing on the one hand , and conflict over land use between industry and non-industrial uses on the other . |
| 25 | It called for the development of solar rural electrification programmes in the South , particularly Africa , and for the expansion of solar power in the Middle East , as a means of preventing possible conflict over water resources for hydro-electric power between Israel and her Arab neighbours or Turkey and Iraq . |
| 26 | International : Kohl setback over poll swing to Right |
| 27 | What will need to be ascertained in relation to the outgoing partner is : ( 1 ) his profit share for the current year up to the cessation date , less any drawings made during the year ; ( 2 ) his balance on the firm 's capital account ; ( 3 ) his balance on the firm 's current account in respect of undrawn profits from earlier years ; and ( 4 ) his entitlement to a share in the surplus partnership assets , that is to say , in particular , goodwill , work in progress and the excess over book values of other assets . |
| 28 | In the first minute of the game Jackie McWilliams scored her 40th goal of the season , easily lobbing the ball over Sharon Rowe in the Victorians goal from the edge of the circle . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , Ballymoney recaptured the CIS Irish Junior Cup for the first time since 1983 , with a comfortable victory over Ulster Transport at Carrickfergus . |
| 30 | Inverleith retained their place in the top flight with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Touche Ross in the final game . |