Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE replay of a court battle over a five-a-side football development is to be staged tomorrow . |
| 2 | THE postponed replay of a battle over a five-a-side football complex has kicked off in earnest . |
| 3 | THE whistle has finally been blown on a controversial battle over a five-a-side football complex in Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | Conservation groups are outraged over a recent government decision which they claim could cause massive environmental damage in some of Scotland 's most beautiful areas including Rannoch Moor and much of the Flow Country . |
| 5 | For example , there was some confusion over a recent policy decision to allow OICs greater autonomy in the use and administration of their budgets , without any clear guidelines as to what this meant in practice , or when it would take effect . |
| 6 | The Gloucester coach Keith Richardson says that the week may have turned around the team 's season … the win over a strong bridgend side was very rewarding and it reflects the old Gloucester dog attitude … when they think there 's competition a match to be won they respond and come through … there 's a big league game against Northampton coming up on saturday and Gloucester need all the inspiration they can get to win |
| 7 | For example , Richards has used the methods of Cragg and Malkiel to show that over a 1-year time horizon professional analysts perform ‘ reasonably well ’ . |
| 8 | It is , in fact , a supercooled liquid , and if heated , it would soften slowly over a broad temperature range , rather than melting abruptly . |
| 9 | Miss Clinton had taken it away with the wheel still loose and would soon be driving northward over a narrow moorland road that a few miles beyond the road-bridge over the river wound along the shelf of a mountain with a sheer , dizzy drop on one side . |
| 10 | As anticipated melting curves for duplexes 1-4 showed a single transition ( Figure 2 ) and T m values were measured over a 14-fold concentration range in order to determine thermodynamic parameters ( Table 1 ) . |
| 11 | Over a lavish Christmas dinner which Katherine thought must have taken Cook weeks to prepare , Violette regaled them with tales of bizarre exploits . |
| 12 | At the De Belvings ' , she 'd levelled smouldering , smoky gazes at young Lorimer over a black feather fan , until he obeyed her wordless summons and approached her . |
| 13 | He had shed the formal suit he 'd worn previously and was dressed today in black trousers and leather jacket over a black silk shirt , sombre colours that only served to emphasise the olive cast of his skin , the night-darkness of his hair and eyes . |
| 14 | This judgement was quickly born out by the refusal of union leaders to participate in " social pact " talks with the government and employers , viewing the talks as a device to avert the anticipated social protest over a economic austerity programme inherited from Cerezo . |
| 15 | A Washington Post report of Oct. 9 , 1989 , quoted US administration officials as saying that a decision had been made during an unusually secretive policy review that the USA would continue to produce chemical weapons over a 10-year phaseout period after the conclusion of an international treaty to ban the weapons ( see negotiations above ) . |
| 16 | Resuming the A.87 at the Killilan junction , the road now turns between banks ablaze with gorse and enters the populated environs of Dornie , bypassing the separate community of Ardelve and reaching the village over a long road bridge . |
| 17 | This is clearly not the case where some very frail old people are concerned but reciprocity can be viewed over a long time scale . |
| 18 | The second would be at the City Airport , where BA might offer attractive low fares , sustainable over a long time period by cross-funding from their worldwide profitable operation . |
| 19 | Her most recent purchase — a transparent black coat over a long wrap skirt from Jigsaw , topped off with a dramatic black hat from La Beau Chapeau in Belfast — is destined for a wedding , and gives her the look of a modern day Mary Poppins in mourning . |
| 20 | Although Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) were able to demonstrate an apparent loss of latent inhibition over a long retention interval using chocolate milk as the CS , no effect was apparent when saccharin was used . |
| 21 | Christmas puddings , jars of mincemeat , bunches of holly , fruit , nuts , table-mats , serviette-rings and dozens of other useful little articles they had made carefully and patiently were spread over a long trestle table in the hall . |
| 22 | However , while climatic conditions could lead to some long-term changes in the economy and to sharp annual variations in food prices , there is no reason to doubt that over a long period movements in prices and wages do indicate whether population was rising or falling . |
| 23 | One disadvantage of this to all parties is that over a long period memories fade and evidence becomes more difficult to establish . |
| 24 | The massive lack of popular support for the government 's plans for the NHS and the overwhelming popularity of a public health system ( despite its many problems ) over a privatised health system , mean that the government could be defeated on this issue . |
| 25 | The table shows the number of mornings and afternoons that winds blew at various strengths over a 14 day period . |
| 26 | One of the pair in each case has been changed , but both are being monitored over a 14 week period . |
| 27 | Briefly , over a 14 month period starting in May 1968 , 1400 general practitioners throughout the United Kingdom recruited 23000 women who were using oral contraceptives and a similar number of women who had never used these preparations . |
| 28 | A survey was undertaken of all referrals for compulsory admission received by a city mental health centre over a one year period . |
| 29 | Referrals received from all sources requesting a section assessment over a one year period were included in this study . |
| 30 | These had been developed over a one year period and had been fully piloted . |