Example sentences of "to ride [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That a measure apparently so contrary to noble interests was carried through has encouraged the view that , in the hands of a determined tsar , the Russian State was able to ride roughshod over every class . |
| 2 | It is with sincere people such as these in mind that this leaflet has been written — not to ride roughshod over a sincerely held belief but rather to confirm the absolute necessity of finding Purgatory , but not a Purgatory that is arrived at after death which is the popular view , but rather a Purgatory that is found before death which is the proper view according to God 's guide , the Holy Bible . |
| 3 | What is unreasonable is for the self-interest of the large practising firms to ride roughshod over the interests of other members and the public interest . |
| 4 | Instead they set out to ride roughshod over the legislative branch , attempting to govern without congress rather than with it . |
| 5 | It seems that the Secretary of State for Scotland is to ride roughshod over the views of elected members at district , regional and parliamentary level . |
| 6 | The Beer Orders have allowed brewers to ride roughshod over the intention of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to lower beer prices , allow greater competition and greater choice for customers . |
| 7 | As he became a monk at Christ Church as a preliminary , it looks as though Cnut did not feel able to ride roughshod over the church of Canterbury . |
| 8 | Mr Hurd denied in the Commons that the Government was planning to ride roughshod over the will of the Parliament . |
| 9 | Never again will be they allowed to ride rough-shod over the wishes of English cricket-lovers . ’ |
| 10 | In these conditions he was in no position to ride rough-shod over the interests of either the Church or the nobility , and in the mid sixteenth century there were momentary signs that the wealthier commoners were gaining a modicum of political leverage . |