Example sentences of "of [noun sg] over [noun sg] " 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 | Celebrating a triumph of heart over mind |
| 12 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 13 | 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 : |
| 14 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 15 | And on St Cecilia 's : ‘ The school represents ‘ the triumph of hope over despair , of faith over doubt ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | * 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ’ . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Typically this has meant that economic policy has emphasised the primacy of industry over agriculture , investment over consumption and exports over imports . |
| 22 | ‘ It is all a question of mind over matter , ’ Davies says — ‘ just like Last Suspect . |
| 23 | It was just a question of Mind over Matter , I thought , and tried to steel myself against the physical effects of an increasingly rough ride . |
| 24 | The concepts of mind over matter to overcome problems , and the reverse process where fear of an illness can produce that illness , illustrate the part such mental factors can play . |
| 25 | He says it 's just a case of mind over matter . |
| 26 | And you know , the sad thing is there are an awful lot of Chri faith , that mu that that comes under the realm , to my way of thinking , of mind over matter , that 's the power of positive thinking , that is not biblical faith . |
| 27 | Siddhis are the powers which can be added on to basic TM such as levitation , extra-sensory perception , telepathy , telekinesis , spiritual healing and control of mind over body . |
| 28 | Overruling of President over budget |
| 29 | As 1936 was to prove , however , for very many Spaniards the choice of accidentalism over fascism was a matter of tactics rather than conviction . |
| 30 | After several days of confusion over Labour 's plans over future privatisation , Mr Smith confirmed that an incoming Labour government will not have the benefit of an extra £9.5 billion which the Conservatives had planned to raise through the disposal of the Government 's remaining holdings in former public utilities . |