Example sentences of "of [n mass] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It expects to get venture funding of $2m–$4m over the summer when it will start shipping . |
2 | Cubitt 's greatest savagery was reserved for the ‘ Meeting-House Gallery ’ ’ which he described as ‘ about the crudest attempt ever made at providing seats for a certain number of people over the heads of the rest ’ , a ‘ failure practically , and a horror artistically ’ , ‘ uncouth ’ and a ‘ gigantic misfit ’ . |
3 | And the numbers of elderly people are on a steep increase : the number of people over the age of 85 will double to one million by the year 2000 . |
4 | One of the major changes to which our society must give meaning is the increasing number of people over the age of retirement , especially those in their 80s and 90s . |
5 | What is sure , however , is that prevalence rises markedly with age ( see for example Kay et al , 1970 ; Campbell et al , 1983 ; Maule et al , 1984 ) , and may affect as many as 20 per cent of people over the age of 80 . |
6 | Though the number of people over the age of 65 is predicted not to increase over the next 10 years and to rise slowly thereafter , the profile of this group will change considerably . |
7 | The presence of incomers was presented as the most immediate and tangible aspect of the general threat to the Shetland ‘ Way of Life ’ Although Shetland is reputed to be something of a melting pot , given the many different influxes of people over the centuries ( one native council official saw the typical Shetlanders as a bit of a ‘ mongrel ’ ) , these incomers were presumed to be somewhat different : most of them are here because their jobs brought them here ( those who are not here because of their jobs are eccentric ! ) , their stay will be temporary , there are more of them , they represent mainstream and hence dominant ways of life , they regard Shetlanders as peasants or country hicks . |
8 | Contrary to Unix-on-the-desktop sceptics , the fastest growing sector will be the Unix PC marketplace with a revenue CAGR of 28% over the period . |
9 | One of my best buys was a dovetailer jig costing a little over £100. which represented a saving of £200.00 over the price here . |