Example sentences of "people over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | on the one hand the transport federation and the confederation support the demands of the railway sector at the negotiating table , and on the other hand , let us say , they also call for prudence and moderation when they realise that these demands may not be achievable , and rather than lead people over the precipice and into more strikes that will not have positive outcomes , they recommend the adoption of an approach based on increased dialogue and the moderation of demands . |
| 2 | There is , everybody has to acknowledge that there is a difference in the interpretation of what constitutes justice and one only has to see er , the sorts of attitude that are put across by certain judges , as to , erm , rape cases , and abuse cases , and how they , the press would have us believe , pat people over the head and tell them to go away and not do it again . |
| 3 | erm so you know but you may find if you give , print off a few and give them to a few people over the weekend |
| 4 | The rise in the importance of state benefits in the financial status of elderly people over the course of this century is something noted by virtually all commentators , though it should be remembered that many elderly people relied on Poor Law support before the payment of state old-age pensions in 1909 . |
| 5 | Er I 've qualified er people over the phone where it 's a long distance . |
| 6 | No , he 's alright , but I just hate talking to people over the phone . |
| 7 | The lack of political control by the people over the bureaucracy thus becomes crucial . |
| 8 | The Health Secretary served notice she would ‘ haul people over the coals ’ over the Department of Health plan . |
| 9 | I shall haul people over the coals and put an end to this . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I have noticed that the more annoyed I appear to sound when I call people over the Tannoy , the faster the response . ’ |
| 11 | It had been assisting people over the wall longer than anyone could remember . |
| 12 | Yeah yeah a good Da Dave manages Doncaster now he 's an ex manager of Walsall as well We lived at the Brown Lion at the time and er , I , I was out the front on the Saturday evening and I er manager 's just been to fetch his Sunday joint from the local butchers and he shouted across the road to his pal how have they got on , cos there was no radio in those days , and er he says they 've won two nil and the man dropped his meat in front of him and dribbled it all the way down the road , it was such excitement it was of course all people over the moon . |
| 13 | This chapter will trace some of the changes in the position of young people over the post war period and some of the ways in which sociologists have accounted for them . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In late January political leaders in Azad Kashmir , including its President , Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan , had threatened to send 10,000 people over the line of control in support of Kashmiri self-determination . |
| 16 | The need to work for a living is widely recognized , but the necessity to do so may have often been bitterly resented by many people over the years . |
| 17 | The visitors , who included several who had been employed at RHS in its early days , were welcomed to the service by the school chaplain , the Rev Kevan McCormack , who referred to the support given to the school by many local people over the years . |
| 18 | Erm but you will be in that position , you may be so dedicated about something that you want to do like I did , I thoroughly enjoyed it it 's given me a great deal of pleasure , I 've worked with about a hundred different people over the years that have been in my dance group , all ages all personalities , we 've worked with some fantastic music which er erm we 've had to interpret . |
| 19 | All that is happening in a beautiful country which has been the holiday destination of thousands of British people over the years . |
| 20 | This is particularly true for some people over the age of 85 . |
| 21 | For example , one in five people over the age of 80 are likely to develop Alzheimer 's Disease , a form of senile dementia . |
| 22 | The figures show that in 1990 , there were 90,843 people over the age of 65 supported by local authorities in all types of accommodation ( of whom 87,652 were in their own or other authorities ' homes ) . |
| 23 | Of the 1,792 people over the age of 15 questioned by Public Attitude Survey , 7 per cent believed the law should be the exclusive preserve of Christianity . |
| 24 | Charles made his subjects swear a new form of allegiance to him as emperor , the vow being administered to all people over the age of twelve : |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | A recent poll conducted by Gallup of attitudes among people over the age of 65 found considerable anxiety about health care in old age . |
| 28 | The market concentrates on older consumers with the highest incomes , but there are nearly 15 million people over the age of 55 in the United Kingdom , and regrettably some of them are poor . |
| 29 | The Department of Health 's rules for Community Health Council Membership state that ‘ appointing bodies should not appoint people over the age of 70 unless there is a special reason : for example , an appointment by an organisation concerned mainly with elderly people . ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |