Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women are , however , very often left with the responsibility because , in the same way that they have had to worry about contraception over the years , men often do n't see it as an issue for them , or are reluctant and afraid to discuss it . |
| 2 | Conti , of Hampstead , north London , was speaking at the unveiling of the BBC 's £27 million package of films , comedy and drama to pull in viewers over the festive period . |
| 3 | Visits by National Insurance inspectors are to increase by 30% over the next year , according to the Contributions Agency 's new Business Plan . |
| 4 | Gas demand is likely to increase by 25% over the remainder of the century with saturation being achieved in domestic markets and increased penetration occurring in industrial and commercial markets . |
| 5 | Although initially encouraging , the approach proved to be fruitless and both bodies made independent arrangements within separately developed policies which were to lead to disagreement over the Cambridge Board 's RAC scheme for liberal adult education throughout the region , and which is considered in the next section of this chapter . |
| 6 | The story goes so far as to suggest that Hewlett-Packard threatened to resign from OSF over the pace of development but changed its mind . |
| 7 | It would not be appropriate in a book of this kind to go into details over the clinical manifestations and classifications of mental disorder , although the booklist at the end of the chapter contains some introductory reading on the subject . |
| 8 | De Gaulle had made of France 's relations with the United States and the rest of NATO , what Ceauşescu seemed to do for Romania over the next decade within the Warsaw pact . |
| 9 | A similar problem arose when the USA had to deal with Iran over the seizure of its Embassy staff in 1979–81 . |
| 10 | Mr Patten , accused of playing a leading part in her downfall , has been taking her advice on how to deal with China over the 1997 hand-over of the colony . |
| 11 | The Palestinian delegation , bolstered by several new members , insisted that it was only prepared to negotiate with Israel over the issue of settlements and over human rights violations in the occupied territories . |
| 12 | INVESTORS and the City have watched spellbound as MTM 's share price has continued to fall in value over the past week . |
| 13 | to contribute to debates over the role of cognitive factors in social perception ; |
| 14 | If Marshal Piłsudski and Colonel Beck , the Polish leaders in Warsaw , were upset that France had not given them stronger backing over the Wilia crisis , then they were also relieved to find that Hitler was not prepared to go to war over the city — at least not yet . |
| 15 | He did not expect that he would have to go to war over the Holy Places , but if he was called upon to do so , he thought that he could produce the men , guns and money he would need for victory . |
| 16 | The local promoter had evidently not managed to summon the courage to quibble with Jourgensen over the 89 decibel limit on the main stage . |
| 17 | The money I was going to save on rent over the next month could be put towards a deposit on something — always assuming the Department of Employment did eventually pay me my due — and then I would be able to start again . |
| 18 | On the other hand , without the use of a simulation model it is difficult to visualize the effect that changes in fertility or in mortality are likely to have on trends over the next few decades . |
| 19 | So they held a roadside meeting and decided to head for Castlemorton over the border in Worcestershire . |
| 20 | The Miniphone cellular network has gone into operation in Buenos Aires and some of its suburbs : the network is expected to have 10,000 users within a year , and is being run by Movistar — set up by Telecom Argentina SA , and controlled by STET SpA and France Telecom — and Telefonica Argentina ; initial investment in the project is $42m , but this is expected to rise to $100m over the next three years . |