Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adj] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | On March 12 , 1990 , during a visit to Chile by the Spanish Prime Minister , Felipe González , an agreement was signed under which Spain granted a total of 220,000 million ptas ( approximately US$2,006 million ) , of which 88,000 million ptas were in soft credits under market conditions and the remainder constituted investments over the period to 1993 . |
| 2 | At the beginning of each new shot , the tape first back-tracks over the last few seconds of the previous recording , after which it reverses and returns back to the edit-point during which the camcorder 's electronics find and lock onto the previously recorded control-pulses . |
| 3 | After all , she has been asked the question several times over the past few days and will not say yes or no . |
| 4 | Although the words ‘ charge ’ and ‘ mortgage ’ are often used interchangeably , there is technically an essential difference between them : ‘ a mortgage involves a conveyance of property subject to a right of redemption , whereas a charge conveys nothing and merely gives the chargee certain rights over the property as security for the loan . ’ |
| 5 | This angler has tried going quite heavy down the line with three No. 6 shot , setting the tackle three feet over depth . |
| 6 | Ownership does not give the owner absolute rights over the property in question , since in some cases others may also have rights over the property ; e.g. Lord Bogside may be the freeholder of Wychwood Manor , including five acres of parkland , yet the owner of the neighbouring property , Wormwood Cottage , may have a right of way to cross over Lord Bogside 's land . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , parliament voted on Nov. 12 to grant the government special powers over the next six months to implement the economic reform programme , including the authority to change prices and taxes and to negotiate foreign credits . |
| 8 | The CAP favoured farmers over consumers , encouraged overproduction and high prices , forced members to buy food at prices higher than the world market , tended to benefit well-off farmers rather than the poor , absorbed most of the Community budget and distorted the world food market . |
| 9 | Although initially the visit revived divisions over attitudes to Garrison and his ideas , so great was antislavery enthusiasm that abolitionists of all kinds took the occasion to publicise the nature of American slavery and raise funds throughout the country for Mrs Stowe to employ against the southern system in the way she thought best . |