Example sentences of "of [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages of unity over diversity , or collectivism over individualism , are assumed to be self-evident and the obvious totalitarian overtones are ignored . |
| 2 | A joint commission of representatives of Croatia , the RSK , the EC and UNPROFOR set up in June suspended its negotiations on Nov. 9 due to lack of progress over demilitarization and other issues . |
| 3 | Patterns of support over time |
| 4 | However , in addition to providing information about the child , an indication of change over time may also be helpful in evaluating the success of previous attempts at remedial intervention . |
| 5 | In this kind of evaluation of change over time , it is argued that it is easier to attribute changes directly to the planned intervention , since it is unlikely that other experiences to which the child might be exposed would produce the same pattern of differential progress across different aspects of language . |
| 6 | We shall create an awareness of change over time , preserve an awareness of context and prepare a critique of the nature of sources . |
| 7 | The declaration , with its renewed emphasis on the importance of unity and on the obstacles to it , reads like the triumph of hope over experience : ‘ We urge our clergy and faithful not to neglect or undervalue that certain yet imperfect communion we already share . |
| 8 | Miss Caroline Crawford , the authority 's spokesman , said : ‘ We can all sneer at people who are caught out by outrageous offers , but it is often a case of the triumph of hope over experience . |
| 9 | And on St Cecilia 's : ‘ The school represents ‘ the triumph of hope over despair , of faith over doubt ’ . |
| 10 | The words , ‘ Let's get this country moving again , ’ and ‘ We stand on the edge of a New Frontier , ’ were actually spoken by Kennedy , while 32 years later Bill Clinton promised to ‘ lift up the American people , ’ and of , ‘ a victory of hope over fear … instead of four more tired old years , four new years . ’ |
| 11 | Unions are hoping it could persuade one company to have a change of heart over plans for a pay freeze for some of it 's workers . |
| 12 | Could it also be that Darlington 's fun and games loving Labour councillors have finally had a change of heart over conferences ? |
| 13 | Celebrating a triumph of heart over mind |
| 14 | It is an explicit sense of continuing self which includes a sense of responsibility over time ( ‘ 1 did that ’ ) and , beneath this , a deep sense of psychological continuity ( ‘ I remember having that experience ’ , ‘ I was there then ’ ) . |
| 15 | The socially sanctioned dominance of male over female has hardly been questioned in Salvadorean society " and domestic violence and sexual assault are largely unrecognized and go unreported : |
| 16 | This is certainly a limitation of windstopper over microfibres or pertex coverings , which have some rain resistance or can be treated with a water repellent . |
| 17 | ‘ How near is madness to genius ’ , said Diderot ; while Dr Johnson , confessing that he himself had often been nearly insane , commented that ‘ all power of fancy over reason is a degree of madness ’ . |
| 18 | And on St Cecilia 's : ‘ The school represents ‘ the triumph of hope over despair , of faith over doubt ’ . |
| 19 | Auctioneers would have to face the problem of liability over CIDs and have to engage extra staff to check cattle ear tags with CIDs . |
| 20 | Before CD ‘ thought of Mr Pickwick ’ and wrote the first number , he had already gained for himself more freedom in the conduct of his story than Seymour and his publishers had originally intended , but the sudden death of Seymour when he had completed only 3 of the 4 illustrations for No. ii , and his replacement by the young artist Hablot K. Browne ( who soon adopted the signature ‘ Phiz ’ to parallel CD 's ‘ Boz ’ ) , contributed to the dominance of text over illustrations : from No. iii on the plates were reduced to 2 per number and the pages of text increased from 26 to 32 . |
| 21 | This expenditure was funded from a surplus of income over expenditure of £876,208 with the balance coming from specific donations to the Eagle Lodge and Therapy Wing projects and from the Association 's general funds . |
| 22 | * The surplus of income over expenditure will help to neet the heavy expenditure planned for the development of further supportive housing facilities for the elderly and frail . |
| 23 | The scheme involves unwanted good quality furniture being offered to families or individuals in need and its continuing success means it is now operating self-sufficiently with a small excess of income over expenditure . |
| 24 | High levels of uranium over granites such as Cairngorm and Mount Battock argue against using the granites in the interior of buildings on account of the risk of radon gas emanation . |
| 25 | I have often felt an uncomfortable sense of voyeurism over Oprah Winfrey 's machine-tooled confessionals . |
| 26 | Clearly , like many other crimes of the powerful , corporate crime is a ‘ legitimate racket ’ — to recall Al Capone 's famous phrase — which displays the ‘ triumph of money over conscience ’ . |
| 27 | The machines also hold more cash , making them less likely to run out of money over weekends and at busy periods . |
| 28 | This idea of an authority relation , giving the employer a special power of direction over employees not found between parties transacting in the market , has , however , been disputed , notably by Alchian and Demsetz , who argue that the employer/employee relationship does not differ in substance from any other relationship founded in contract . |
| 29 | Even these plans were subject to delay ; in November 1962 , at a special corporation meeting , Alderman James Hegarty moved a vote of censure over delays which meant that 300 out of 500 houses planned in the autumn of 1960 had been delayed . |
| 30 | The study assembled evidence on the sources of funds for social science research in Britain during the 1980 's and the patterns of expenditure by subject and type of research , and examined changes in the patterns of funding over time . |