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

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1 The need to preserve experience for knowledge based systems , the need for verification in case of dispute over contract or other liabilities , legal requirements and citizens data access rights will ensure the preservation of wide ranges of data .
2 Of the old forest cantons , Uri was always the leader in policies of expansion over the Gotthard into the Ticino .
3 The plans have been drawn up in response to concern over the nuclear industry 's long-term financial future , particularly after the end of the non-fossil fuels levy in 1998 .
4 The increasing numbers of colleges approaching the CNAA had to do in part with difficulties over validation by universities — particularly those which were unwilling or reluctant to validate honours degrees — and in part with the attraction of the CNAA as a validating body which could consider a range of courses , including those in the areas of proposed diversification .
5 The US Exxon Corporation on March 13 agreed to pay a record sum in settlement of claims over the Exxon Valdez oil spillage off the coast of Alaska in March 1989 [ see pp. 36541 ; 36606 ] .
6 In addition to doubts over the ability of the system to survive , there is a noticeable loss of confidence in the basic institutions of the system itself : corporations , trade unions and governments .
7 In aid of Colburn Over 60s Club .
8 Dec. 18 Bush confirms cancellation of planned Bush-Aziz talks in Washington after controversy over timing of visit .
9 In return for victory over Otto he paid the price — granting lands and conferring and confirming rights and privileges to the princes , bishops and cities of north Italy who needed his patronage .
10 In open-ended stalls , the sows are kept in place by chains over their necks or bodies .
11 Univariate tests and multiple regression analysis were used to assess the influence of anatomic localisation of disease , sex , overall gastrointestinal symptom severity ( as defined in Table II ) , and surgical intervention on the change in SDS for height over the total period of follow up .
12 ( They forget , though General Powell never does , that the army has placed more black Americans in positions of authority over whites than any other body in the country . )
13 I 'm in floods of tears over nothing !
14 Mr Heddle , aged 48 , was due to appear in court in Spain over a parking dispute while in Benidorm in May .
15 Reports in late August said that Germany had increased pressure on its western allies to agree to a ban on short-range nuclear weapons and was locked in conflict with France over its refusal to cancel the Hades short-range nuclear missile programme .
16 Now that I was in touch with Leslie again , I became very happy at Bletchley , in spite of anxiety over his safety .
17 This northern land was to remain in Gloucester 's possession for the rest of his life , in spite of disputes over the descent of the rest of the Warwick inheritance , and formed the centrepiece of his influence in the north .
18 This northern land was to remain in Gloucester 's possession for the rest of his life , in spite of disputes over the descent of the rest of the Warwick inheritance , and formed the centrepiece of his influence in the north .
19 Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems .
20 The contrasts sound even more spectacular if the changes are expressed in terms of experience over a lifetime .
21 In terms of day-to-day influence over policy or even in terms of control over the executive , its powers are risible .
22 The first point is that Ramsey pricing has advantages both in terms of static efficiency and also arguably in terms of equity over cost-based pricing .
23 The stress on mineral extraction has left the settlers ( now almost 10 million as was estimated early in 1982 ) in effect abandoned , and their fate is reported in terms of disputes over land , the sowing of their land with weed seeds from the air and even the poisoning of their drinking water .
24 But I mean in terms of knitwear over the last few years I can give you one or two examples which I think you 'll readily er understand .
25 Public accountability is particularly important in respect of activities over which the government has a monopoly and in respect of which the citizen has no choice but to deal with the government .
26 Hank Holland president and chief executive officer said the firm would continue to support its E and M mainframe series software for another seven to ten years , but would start to reduce research and development expenditure in favour of client/server over the next three years .
27 The only significant differences were in favour of placebo over efamol marine for responses of erythema ( p=0.04 ) and cracking ( p=0.05 ) .
28 Another argument in favour of fees over commission is that there will be more incentive for stockbrokers to take a real interest in their clients ' portfolios , since any increase in their value will bear directly on the brokers ' remuneration .
29 Even when age of acquisition and age at time of test are controlled there is a consistent gap in favour of production over comprehension of BSL for groups of signers with average six , 12 and 20 years ' experience ( Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones , 1981 ) .
30 Identical analyses of Costa scores showed no significant differences , with the exception of improvement in oedema at 16 weeks in favour of epogam over placebo ( p=0.04 ) .
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