Example sentences of "because of [noun pl] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yet the various integrationist movements , brash or hesitant , in the 1940s looked to Britain for leadership , and clung to the hope that Britain would be absorbed , not least because of concerns over security . |
| 2 | The UK Ministry of Defence ( MOD ) announced on Sept. 19 , 1989 , that , because of disagreements over specifications and delays in expected delivery dates , the UK was withdrawing from the NATO Frigate Replacement for the 1990s ( NFR90 ) project . |
| 3 | Because of controls over food prices , an enormous food shortage was created , which was then partly alleviated by substantial increases in food imports — in 1972 food imports rose by 44 per cent . |
| 4 | In mid-1991 labour relations deteriorated sharply with the sugarcane harvest once again delayed because of disputes over payments for the previous year 's crop . |
| 5 | Several republics had objected to the size of contributions being sought from them and to the division of tax revenues , while the USSR Supreme Soviet had run out of discussion time because of arguments over defence spending . |