Example sentences of "be that over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These imports have to be paid for and what is interesting — and why manufacturing is vital to us — is that over the past hundred years , if not longer , seventy per cent of these imports have been paid for by the export of British manufactured goods . |
| 2 | What this broadening and wide variation demonstrates is that over the past 30 years the issue of child abuse has become symbolically and politically very powerful ( Parton , 1985 ; Nelson , 1986 ) in arguments about the welfare state and the family . |
| 3 | The directing principle of this work is that over the past few centuries sexuality has assumed major symbolic importance as a target of social intervention and organisation , to a degree that differentiates this period from those preceding it . |
| 4 | Set against this , however , is that over the same period the number of compounds screened for every new product generated has increased from 2 × 10 3 to 2 × 10 4 , which inevitably increases development costs . |
| 5 | The basis for that is that over the next few years the South Africans will be on an upward learning curve after being without international competition for so long . |
| 6 | All we ask is that over the next year , you make four more selections from over 300 titles for children of all ages — each picked by our expert panel for its quality and educational value , and described for you in our free monthly magazine . |
| 7 | The first significant point is that over the last decade environmentalists have learnt how to use science much more authoritatively , to bring a new professional competence to their campaigns . |
| 8 | My problem is that over the last 4 or 5 years , I 've been having my hair highlighted and gradually I feel that it has become too blonde . |