Example sentences of "the [noun] 's [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its proposals for granting devolved government to Scotland , with tax-raising powers , would enable Scottish Labour MPs to impose their will on England at Westminster , while the Union 's powers over Scotland would be greatly diminished . |
| 2 | The director of the project , which employed 60 people near the Cornish town of Penryn , had claimed that " hot rock " energy could provide power to meet all the south-west 's requirements over the next 20 years . |
| 3 | The Honorary Secretary read the Minutes of the previous BGM and gave a report of the Committee 's activities over the past two years . |
| 4 | Mr Mitterrand was put out by a whole series of German slights , culminating in the chancellor 's hesitations over Economic and Monetary Union before the European Community 's summit in December . |
| 5 | The plan has ten key priorities with specific action points that provide a framework for the Institute 's activities over each 12-month period . |
| 6 | Which is where Harry falls foul of the customs , for on all paperwork connected with the macaw 's movements over the years it is listed as Lears . |
| 7 | They hope people will come forward with information about the boy who vanished in one of the town 's parks over a week ago . |
| 8 | Too often the leadership 's victories over the left have had an unsavoury , pyrrhic quality . |
| 9 | Manufacturers have been quick to point out the drink 's advantages over ordinary milk : it contains no cholesterol , has a low fat content and is high in alkali . |
| 10 | Although it might be construed in England as a joint papal and royal dissolution of a religious order and its houses , the statute of 1324 in waiving the king 's rights over the forfeited property omitted all mention of a papal grant to the Hospitallers and thus left on the statute book an impression of autonomous royal action . |
| 11 | Myddelton carried out the work at his own expense , but the city corporation was responsible for building and maintaining bridges ‘ for the passage of the King 's subjects over the said river or cut ’ . |
| 12 | Time to reflect on the day 's successes over a leisurely dinner , lovingly created by our award-winning chef … |
| 13 | The WWF also launched a Caring for the Earth Campaign for Change , seeking pledges from individuals to make personal contributions to the strategy 's goals over the next year by using energy-efficient light bulbs , cutting car mileage by 25 per cent , planting 10 trees and helping to organize recycling initiatives at their workplace . |
| 14 | As for follow-through , & name will continue to run a small office at the corporation to monitor implementation of the commission 's proposals over the next two years . |
| 15 | The woman 's eyes over her veil were black as gun-tubes . |
| 16 | The government 's calamities over the past 12 months have rocked the Tory faithful . |
| 17 | THE first split in the Government 's ranks over the ambulance workers dispute appeared last night when it was disclosed that Mr David Trippier , the Environment Minister , had written to the Health Secretary saying he could see the logic in the ambulance workers ' case . |
| 18 | Does that not show that the Government 's policies over the years have been courageous ? |
| 19 | The Minister for Local Government , Rural Development and Special Education , Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi , resigned on March 4 after being criticized by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for not supporting the government 's policies over the Gulf war . |
| 20 | THE most important news for the economy in the last week or so has not been Mr Lamont 's Budget , nor the Government 's travails over the Maastricht treaty , but the challenge to President 's Yeltsin 's Government in Russia . |
| 21 | The treatment of training in the construction industry falls into line with the Government 's practices over the past decade . |
| 22 | Asserting that there were fundamental flaws in the case for reforming local government , he challenged the Government 's arguments over the need to create councils which would encourage local identity . |
| 23 | It is not clear if the Government 's tactics over the last few days are typical of the muddle that has beset it in recent months or if it is deliberately designed to throw its opponents into confusion . |
| 24 | So far we have simply assumed a particular growth rate for the firm 's earnings over future periods . |
| 25 | On Jan. 29 Nguza said that the government would restore order and deal with the army 's concerns over food and pay . |
| 26 | The GMC 's powers over the registration — and hence the livelihoods — of doctors are already extensive . |
| 27 | Surbiton LTC won the men 's doubles over 45 event for the third year when they overcame Manchester Northern Club in the finals of the Eagle Star Inter Club Veterans Tournament held at Queen 's Club during November . |
| 28 | Surrey Wildlife provides a list of all the squashed corpses which have been spotted on the county 's roads over the years : grey squirrel , rabbit , hedgehog , blackbird , stoat , roe deer , badger , magpie , rat … |
| 29 | It was still light when the thunderclap of the passage of one of the Simonova 's lifeboats over his head woke him . |
| 30 | Caused by a dispute with the film 's producers over money , it 's sorted out now , but Broderick confesses that he did feel angry . |