Example sentences of "[noun sg] over an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were able to respond swiftly because they already have a secret ballot strike mandate over an ongoing pay dispute . |
| 2 | The progression and results of this study ( which took a number of years and involved the House of Lords Record Office , the British Library , the Public Record Office and the College of Arms , as well as the Bridport manuscript books and medieval wills and testaments ) have been presented not only to show that reference books can be wrong , but that the wealth of material available to the local historian can be utilized to very positive effect over an extremely narrow range as over a wide one . |
| 3 | Eisenhower , who was in the midst of his re-election campaign and was presenting himself to the American electorate as ‘ a man of peace ’ , failed to make clear to his British and French colleagues in the Atlantic Alliance the depth of his reluctance to countenance the use of force over an issue that was only important and not vital to US interests . |
| 4 | Most investment projects , however , will involve substantial initial costs and will generate sales revenue over an extended period , so the problem arises of comparison of present costs and future prospective revenues . |
| 5 | More frequently , the decision to take no action over an individual 's request for assistance is influenced by whether or not the individual acts in ways typical of a gouger , in part by showing the wrong attitude . |
| 6 | Edinburgh District Council faces legal action over an official who 's paid to do nothing . |
| 7 | People living and working near a food factory are demanding action over an appalling smell emanating from the plant . |
| 8 | A WOMAN who worked at Rosyth Royal Dockyard during the Second World War yesterday settled a £200,000 damages action over an asbestos-related illness . |
| 9 | Phalanxes of East German border guards barred the way to Westerners trying to use the crossing-points in the Berlin Wall as East Germany 's Communist leaders began celebrating their 40-year rule over an increasingly restive population . |
| 10 | ULSTER education chiefs are taking a giant hi-tech firm to court to seek more than £1m compensation over an alleged computers bungle . |
| 11 | Given all the momentous developments in the environmental sphere that are taking place on the world stage , with which I 'm sure you are involved , I hope you wo n't mind me asking for help over an irritating little problem which is nonetheless of importance to UK environment groups . |
| 12 | All the ingredients needed to revivify an ailing research enterprise were on hand : a hefty portion of anxiety over an enigmatic public health problem , seasoned with a dash of desperation over coming cuts in the budgets of NIH 's seven primate research centres . |
| 13 | . All the ingredients needed to revivify an ailing research enterprise were on hand : a hefty portion of anxiety over an enigmatic public health problem , seasoned with a dash of desperation over coming cuts in the budgets of NIH 's seven primate research centres … |
| 14 | The permanent military garrisons in Scotland provided a number of minor posts which featured prominently in burgh politics , particularly in Stirling , where the Christie family influence in council over an extended period ensured that much of the small change of military patronage came their way . |
| 15 | But negotiations are to continue with Colwyn Bay about renting their Llanelian Road ground next season and with Rhyl Town Council over an alternative site in the town . |
| 16 | In some cases these can completely cover the topography over an extensive area and form an ignimbrite plateau . |
| 17 | Crushed stone paths wound through beds of early spring flowers to the garden 's heart , where a fierce bronze wolf stood guard over an almost magical fountain , water cascading from its mouth into a reflecting pool with a soft , musical murmur . |
| 18 | There was a lot of ‘ this dear , dear land of ours ’ , of ‘ the level evening sun over an English meadow ’ , of ‘ the rooks tumbling noisily home into the elms ’ , but there was also a good ringing pledge in which the ambiguity , although present , was neither obvious nor too clever by half . |
| 19 | ‘ Having with difficulty crossed the range over an entire new country , and penetrated to the centre of the dense Eucalypti scrub alluded to , in which I spent a night and part of two days without water for my horses , I was compelled , much to my regret , to beat a hasty retreat back to the ranges , in the gullies of which I even found difficulty in obtaining water . |
| 20 | This fell as pumice and fine ash over an area of nearly four million square kilometres , but most of it , of course , fell in the immediate vicinity of Krakatoa . |
| 21 | In March 1985 , he came into conflict with the Lord Chancellor over an article he had written for the Daily Telegraph on Government pressure on the judiciary to shorten sentences and on the inadequacies of the prison system . |
| 22 | Awnings serve many different functions , from just a shade over a window , to a focal point over an entrance , as well as keeping the concierge dry . |
| 23 | It may well be that a fairer test must await an examination of the poll tax over an entire electoral cycle . |
| 24 | Samuel Katwere , editor of The Star , the only independent English-language newspaper , was arrested on Nov. 6 , 1989 , and held without charge over an article published in the paper on Sept. 22 , 1989 , which alleged that the managing director of the government-owned Ugandan Commercial Bank was being paid huge amounts in compensation for the death of two children during the war which brought Museveni to power , and further called Museveni a liar for defending the banker against allegations raised in parliament that he was being paid more than he was worth . |
| 25 | His works fetched high prices at auction during his lifetime , and were particularly admired for their detail , atmospheric effects , and melancholic mood , often enhanced by the light of dawn or early evening over an old church or castle . |
| 26 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 27 | While camming devices with flexible stems give the most secure placements in awkward and horizontal placements , even they wo n't take repeated loading over an edge . |
| 28 | The Progressive Democrats had been on the brink of walking out of Prime Minister Albert Reynolds ' government team over an accusation of dishonesty he made against their leader , Des O'Malley , last week . |
| 29 | In the end , the main argument took place over an amendment from Italy that would limit the single assembly to the EEC , WEU and the Council of Europe . |
| 30 | No , he erm , I say with videos that they , they send a video over an Australian thing , this chap 's the other two and one of them had a camera and he went aboard to test pilot it and he took the all around the place round er having flown six five minutes and he paid he tried to things that had gone wrong , whatever it was and erm , he , he , he 's . |