Example sentences of "of [n mass] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an alternative to the cash dividend the Board is proposing that an enhanced scrip dividend is offered to shareholders whereby they may elect to receive new ordinary shares with a value of 10.65 pence per share , an increase of 50% over the proposed final cash dividend . |
| 2 | It expects to get venture funding of $2m–$4m over the summer when it will start shipping . |
| 3 | In fact , in 1932–33 , without all the goals of the FFYP having been achieved , 6.7 million workers and employees were working in Soviet factories , an increase of more than 110% over that of 1928 , and of 65% over the planned number of workers ! |
| 4 | Although tax consultancy fee income rose by 3% to £105m , this compares with a total increase of 134% over the previous three years . |
| 5 | The 25th FAO conference in Rome in November 1989 adopted a regular budget of US$569,000,000 for 1990/91 , an increase of $77,000,000 over the previous biennium [ see p. 36957 ] . |
| 6 | Because of the migration of mackerel over the notional dividing line between eastern and western zones , British fishermen had been faced with dwindling numbers of a healthy species . |
| 7 | This was the highest rating of all the publishers listed in Table 5 and represented a premium of 74% over the average market price/earnings ratio of 17.7x . |
| 8 | The budget totalled $T40,000,000 , a rise of $T2,700,000 over the previous year . |
| 9 | The hourly rate for doctors called on occasionally was set at £93 , an increase of 12% over the old fee . |
| 10 | Economic growth , at an annual average of 4% over the past five years , is not bad in the circumstances , though not as spectacular as the South-East Asian growth rates that Sri Lanka aspires to emulate . |
| 11 | It is paid free of tax up to a maximum of £8000 over the full period of the allowance ( see Appendix 1 ) . |
| 12 | Continental units lost $14m on sales of $140m over the last nine months . |
| 13 | The manufacturer reckons that the deal will be worth in the region of £100m over the next few years as Cambridge-based Ionica rolls out its UK network . |
| 14 | Investing instead in a similarly-sized firm that was already traded in the market generated , on average , a profit of 30% over the same period . |
| 15 | The concession will save contributor areas a total of £685m over the three years . |
| 16 | Consumer belief in " safer " bottled water has led to the quadrupling of sales over the last ten years . |
| 17 | The Wallace Collection attracted a record 198,225 visitors in 1992 , an increase of 41% over the previous year |
| 18 | Er w which in turn is is intended to minimize the loss of staff over the next two years . |
| 19 | Cubitt 's greatest savagery was reserved for the ‘ Meeting-House Gallery ’ ’ which he described as ‘ about the crudest attempt ever made at providing seats for a certain number of people over the heads of the rest ’ , a ‘ failure practically , and a horror artistically ’ , ‘ uncouth ’ and a ‘ gigantic misfit ’ . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | There has been a vast impoverishment of people over the past decades . |
| 25 | Though the number of people over the age of 65 is predicted not to increase over the next 10 years and to rise slowly thereafter , the profile of this group will change considerably . |
| 26 | Thus change in household and housing circumstances of people over the 1970s will be analysed by their characteristics at the earlier census to establish which factors are important in this process . |
| 27 | THE man who founded Swaledale Outdoor Club and inspired a spirit of adventure in thousands of people over the past quarter of a century stood down as chairman at this week 's annual meeting , prior to moving to South Africa . |
| 28 | A shortage of zinc caused by supply disruptions and , some say , manipulation of the market forced the cash price of zinc to more than $1,400 a tonne , and to a premium of $240 over the forward price on the London Metal Exchange last week . |
| 29 | Deposits can be made by regular savings or by lump sum deposits subject to a maximum of £9,000 over the five year period but you may not deposit more than £3,000 in the first year or £1,800 in any succeeding year . |
| 30 | Contrary to Unix-on-the-desktop sceptics , the fastest growing sector will be the Unix PC marketplace with a revenue CAGR of 28% over the period . |