Example sentences of "over a [adj] area [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its highly flexible neck enables it to keep watch over a wide area while it is both searching for and chasing prey . |
| 2 | Teaching and organ-playing gave Benjamin James ( hereinafter simply ‘ Benjamin' for the sake of conciseness ) the wherewithal to leave one place for another if he wished to — they were skills more marketable over a wide area than those of his father , for example , who presumably relied upon local contacts and reputation in order to earn a decent living . |
| 3 | Between 1963 and 1965 the volcano Irazu in Costa Rica was more or less continuously active , with frequent explosions raining ash over a wide area and ruining the all-important coffee crop , but throughout this time no lavas were erupted and there was no significant change in the pattern of the eruption . |
| 4 | Windows were shattered over a wide area and a number of persons had to be treated for injuries from flying glass and shock . |
| 5 | It aims to promote econometric research over a wide area and its meetings are supported by researchers in Universities , Polytechnics , Government , Commerce and Industry . |
| 6 | It is the startling and complete change over a large area that we have most to distrust . |
| 7 | This gives a good spread of fruit over a large area and the annual production is easier to control because the number of fruiting buds can be increased or decreased . |
| 8 | The advanced technology of Ticene means that any grease splashes which land on the inside of the oven , spread themselves over a large area and burn away at normal cooking temperatures . |