Example sentences of "claim [prep] [noun] over [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Midlands Electricity still faces a family claim for compensation over Michael Grant 's death . |
| 2 | Thus in 1296 he consulted his council of magnates who advised him that a certain papal provision would prejudice the crown ; and in 1299 he contested the pope 's claim to sovereignty over Scotland as a threat to the dignity of his crown . |
| 3 | The draft agreement would guarantee Guatemalan access to the Caribbean and could , if ratified by both sides and confirmed by public referendum , lead to the abandonment of Guatemala 's historic claim to sovereignty over Belize . |
| 4 | He informed them of Gen Morgan 's visit to Belgrade two days earlier , and Tito 's refusal to back down on his claim to sovereignty over Venezia Giulia . |
| 5 | When my right hon. Friend sees the new Irish Prime Minister soon will he tell him that the biggest contribution the Irish Republic can make to peace , stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland is to renounce its claim to sovereignty over Northern Ireland , as that claim encourages Irish Republican terrorism and gives it legitimacy , as well as being the strongest stumbling block in the way of all-party talks aimed at constitutional progress ? |
| 6 | As a result it would be possible for the French at some future date to renew their claim to sovereignty over Aquitaine , and for the English to do the same in respect of the crown of France . |