Example sentences of "[noun sg] over [adj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anomalous aspects of nature often venerated by ritual over long periods of time become charged with the directed mental/ psychic energy of their race . |
| 2 | One of the most serious incidents concerned the town of Batavia , Illinois , whose 17,000 residents allegedly suffer a cancer risk several hundred times higher than that which the EPA regards as acceptable , due to a reported failure by the agency to take action over high levels of radioactivity in drinking water . |
| 3 | It is well nigh impossible to compare the rate of crime over extended periods of time ( as Reading 10 , Chapter 5 , taken from Pearson 's study , indicates ) . |
| 4 | Pearson 's study of the history of street crime in Britain clearly illustrates the problem of using criminal statistics as a means for comparing the rate of crime over extended periods of time . |
| 5 | The popular press hailed this triumph of law over anarchic visions of order . |
| 6 | The financial scheme attached to the Bill demonstrates that it would be in Scotland 's interest to have an influence over overall levels of taxation in the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | Aside from the question of their own delinquency/criminality , there is the important question of women 's influence over masculine patterns of criminal and delinquent behaviour . |
| 8 | Instead he found mighty walled cities and disciplined armies , capable of subjugating the Orcs and keeping the peace over huge stretches of territory . |
| 9 | The American Constitution provides a federal system : it recognizes states as distinct political communities and assigns them sovereignty over many issues of principle . |
| 10 | Not only is the method not scientific but , to the extent that Marx did make certain historical prophecies which can be related to empirical evidence over long periods of time , these can be examined and by and large they have not proved to be valid . |
| 11 | The Committee has appointed six sub-committees — each with competence over particular aspects of Community activity . |
| 12 | Cakes baked on the gridiron were regarded as a luxury , and sometimes a substitute for tea was made by pouring boiling water over burnt crusts of bread . |
| 13 | One great advantage of asphalt over other forms of sheet roof covering is its tolerance to being ‘ patched ’ in situ . |
| 14 | But at Bloomsbury House , the interest of the children took priority over any political cause , a philosophy which supported the family environment over other forms of upbringing . |
| 15 | The ties of dependence that originated during the period of slavery became even more extensive in the period of the formal colonization of Africa , and after dependence too , creating economies substantially dependent on a limited range of cash crops and raw materials required by the metropolitan economies which retained control over major sectors of production , pricing and the flow of profits ( Brett , 1973 ; Leys , 1975 ; Howard , 1978 ; Rodney , 1972 ; Davidson , 1974 ) . |
| 16 | Until the late 1970s , however , the centralization was largely limited to tighter control over overall levels of grant and the imposition of ‘ cash limits ’ which meant that no ( or little ) account was taken of inflation . |
| 17 | On the other , like cases should be treated alike and there should be control over important points of principle . |
| 18 | At the outset , it seemed to mean a structure ( like the initial form of the French Community ) which would allow France to retain control over significant areas of policy-making . |
| 19 | The pressure to safeguard by more than diplomatic or economic means external sources of supply , territories for emigration and markets for Japanese goods , coincided with growing nationalism and army influence from the late 1920s , crystallizing in efforts to secure control over large parts of East and Southeast Asia and build an autarkic economic sphere . |
| 20 | For the most part the school has little control over these types of evaluation so we will consider the approaches in outline , concentrating on the issues raised . |
| 21 | This rather defeats its theoretical purpose of putting different types of loan over different periods of time on to an identical basis for comparison . |
| 22 | He demanded that the Northern Ireland government surrender its authority over all aspects of law and order , including powers of legislation , police and courts . |
| 23 | However , where facilities are available for use over short periods of time , the rudiments of camera acting are taught in a structured way . |
| 24 | This was most enjoyable and , rejuvenated by the visit , we emerged comfortable winners in Regina and confidently flew out to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior — a fascinating flight over vast stretches of snow bound forests , frozen lakes and rivers . |
| 25 | It helps if you have had experience over different types of cross-country jumps — like ditches and water . |
| 26 | The site near Hammersmith is cupped in a tight bend of the Thames where the hospice faces west over flat beds of water . |
| 27 | A company , by virtue of the floating charge , has a distinct advantage over other forms of trading when raising capital . |
| 28 | Codification has the advantage over other kinds of state power that it generally lasts . |
| 29 | Those who directly represent the citizens ( legislative and oversight bodies ) , which includes members of state legislatures , county commissions , city councils , boards of trustees , school boards and those executive branch officials with oversight responsibility over other levels of government . |
| 30 | What I know about palaeotology is n't too much I mean I obviously have to try and know a bit , but it 's not my field — erm in order to test the minor claim , you have to be able to get your hands on some rock which actually consists of continuous sedimentation over long periods of time . |