Example sentences of "over [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our brief discussion of economic objectives and their relationship to the level of national income suggests that control over aggregate money demand is necessary if the government is to achieve all or some of these objectives . |
| 2 | That belief took a severe knock with the screening of Cutting Edge , which showed a pupil beheading a rabbit ( said later to have myxomatosis ) , boys prowling around with weapons , and girls fighting over stolen make-up . |
| 3 | Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic . |
| 4 | As on previous occasions , the talks faltered over Israeli intransigence on the controversial issue of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories . |
| 5 | Throughout November and December a few big cod can be taken over low water from the end of the sandbar on night tides . |
| 6 | Consequently mist will form over low ground and patchy fog can be expected before the night is out . |
| 7 | The software also provides data switching , enabling terminal and personal computer users to choose the resource to which they need to connect over low speed lines . |
| 8 | The announcement was the chess federation 's response to the decision by Kasparov and Short to stage their final outside FIDE 's auspices in an attempt to attract higher prize money and give players more control over professional chess . |
| 9 | Often , too , the paths rose and fell over undulating ground and writhed among the trees with little reason as though they followed the casual waywardness of game tracks . |
| 10 | But then Ratagan handed him a battered silver flask with a wink and he spluttered over strong barley spirit , the last of the cold burnt out of him . |
| 11 | Go south descending over rocky terrain at first to reach a track heading south-west along a ridge to reach Craig Llugwy spur ( 678 632 ) . |
| 12 | Royal College of Nursing members at the hospital had expressed worry over possible job losses and morale was said to be at a low ebb . |
| 13 | The likely terms of the split are that Solvay will take over sole ownership of Interox , the price being Laporte 's takeover of the organics and persulphates and cancellation or sale of most of Solvay 's shareholding in Laporte . |
| 14 | Interestingly , this is about ten times the rate of eruption of lava recorded over historic time . |
| 15 | The prospect of handing over total responsibility for the care of the most vulnerable people in society to such local authorities was felt by some to be profoundly disquieting . |
| 16 | The first occasion was in the early 1980s when it and the Stock Exchange spent three years trying to develop an automated settlements system for the gilts market before the Bank took over total responsibility for the project in 1985 to develop what has become the highly effective Central Gilts Office . |
| 17 | He took over total control of the finances and the cheque book . |
| 18 | The machine flies over friendly territory , but its huge side-looking radar can pick out enemy ground targets up to 200 miles away , allowing it to direct air , artillery or missile strikes against them . |
| 19 | The TR-1 can fly over friendly territory , using the radar to detect objects on the other side of the border . |
| 20 | A serious threat is hovering over European culture . |
| 21 | Keen skiers are motivated to consider the transatlantic option by the notion that paying a bit more for their holiday and enduring a longer journey may cut out the uncertainty about snow conditions that hangs over European skiing . |
| 22 | The NPKC , he said , would hand over administrative authority to an interim government within a week . |
| 23 | Feeling in Congress was less critical than it had been and Senator William F. Knowland ( Republican , California ) , a lively critic of the administration , supported it over Korean aid while castigating the administration for the serious economic plight in which the Koreans found themselves . |
| 24 | All we can do is hope that Mrs W. will cool off and in the meantime , Edward , I 'm sorry but honestly I think Mary or Janice had better take over Junior Biology . ’ |
| 25 | Left Book Club groups were capable of immense effort on occasion , but they could not reach as wide an audience as the Local Parties and were unsuited to the work of winning over Labour opinion by consistent effort . |
| 26 | An air of gloom descended over Labour party headquarters at Walworth Road , South London , early today as it became clear that the party 's quest for power was on the point of failure . |
| 27 | Most of them were on the lean side because of the hard life they led and the long walks they took over hilly country to reach their fields . |
| 28 | KI.107B production versions before Bökow took over complete responsibility for the programme . |
| 29 | ‘ But I was delighted by the way Tea Ropati took over complete control and directed the play in midfield . ’ |
| 30 | Its smaller rival , piper , agreed to a joint-venture , and for a while enjoyed Cessna 's position , before being displaced when Embraer took over complete control . |