Example sentences of "[noun sg] over and above [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The Birmingham case differed from the Guildford one , he said , with evidence over and above uncorroborated statements .
3 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 .
4 For classifications involve considerations of reason and policy over and above mere empirical data .
5 Most people have considerable leeway as to how they spend their money over and above basic subsistence requirements .
6 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 ) .
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