Example sentences of "[noun sg] over and above [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The detector was recording neutrons all right , but they could n't be sure if there were neutrons coming from the cell over and above those coming from natural sources , such as cosmic rays and general radioactive ‘ dirt ’ around the lab . |
| 2 | The Learning that goes on in higher education justifies the label ‘ higher ’ precisely because it refers to a state of mind over and above conventional recipe or factual learning . |
| 3 | No further expense over and above that was incurred in , or in connection with , the provision of surplus places to the taxpayers ' children . |
| 4 | Their deeper action over and above that of repeated low potency centesimals seems plain and although I have no evidence I feel that high centesimals would probably have aggravated and made more difficult the roundabout route which we followed . |
| 5 | This means that the outgoing particles have an extra degree of randomness or unpredictability over and above that usually associated with the uncertainty principle . |
| 6 | I am confident that what has been agreed will enable us to achieve that without spending any cash over and above that already in our normal annual budget over the next two years . ’ |
| 7 | In a photoionization process , on the other hand , any energy from the incoming photon over and above that needed to ionize the molecule is carried away as kinetic energy of the electron ejected from the molecule ; conservation of linear momentum is generally accomplished by recoil of the ion formed . |
| 8 | The Birmingham case differed from the Guildford one , he said , with evidence over and above uncorroborated statements . |
| 9 | The reality is that , far from being an uprating over and above other increases , this is yet another real terms decrease in students ' real incomes . |
| 10 | The review of RAWP also examined the use of census based socioeconomic variables ( so called ‘ social deprivation ’ factors ) to explain variation in health service use over and above that associated with the standardised mortality ratio . |
| 11 | For classifications involve considerations of reason and policy over and above mere empirical data . |
| 12 | In general terms , special damage is damage over and above that suffered by the public at large or some significant section of it affected by the decision . |
| 13 | Any private individual who has suffered particular damage as a result of the nuisance ( i.e. damage over and above that suffered by the public as a whole ) may bring a civil action in tort to seek the abatement of the nuisance and recover damages for loss already sustained . |
| 14 | number of days per institution and then the weighting over and above that is on the number of pupils , mm . |
| 15 | In Bateman ( 1925 ) , where a doctor had attended the confinement of a woman who died whilst giving birth , the Court of Criminal Appeal held that there must be negligence over and above that which is sufficient to establish civil liability , and which shows ‘ such disregard for the life and safety of others ’ as to deserve punishment . |
| 16 | Most people have considerable leeway as to how they spend their money over and above basic subsistence requirements . |
| 17 | This is to give extra protection over and above that . |
| 18 | Er we do hold the view that the sixty hectares is sufficient on the on the basis that there is a degree of flexibility within the structure plan provision , er and that er flexibility should allow us erm in special circumstances for example to compensate for the loss of existing major employment erm sites , erm to make additional provision over and above that . |
| 19 | By providing leadership , a manager should be able to use the capabilities of subordinates to better effect , ie leadership is the ‘ influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directives of the organisation ’ ( Katz and Kahn : The Social Psychology of Organisations ) . |
| 20 | Public employees would also receive a 1.2 per cent pay rise and a lump sum over and above any pay increases negotiated for 1990 , and their right to collective bargaining was recognized . |
| 21 | The fixed-state model conceives of knowledge as a body of facts which have an objective reality over and above any human knowing of them . |
| 22 | The stores are then allocated a minimum number of each title , according to their size and market , with the larger stores taking an amount over and above that , to be decided by the Penguin representatives and the stores ' buyers . |
| 23 | They are paid to compensate for any additional costs incurred in paying for accommodation in the overseas location over and above that which would be incurred at home . |
| 24 | If , however , central Government wants to identify further , discretionary needs for Local Authority expenditure over and above this common core , funds can be provided explicitly for such programmes in a more visible way . |
| 25 | Otherwise we shall see a continuing decline over and above that which increased productivity would normally dictate . |