Example sentences of "over [art] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although over the preceding 12 months a combination of a deep economic recession , conciliatory gestures from many of the English-speaking provinces , and the skilful diplomacy of Bourassa , had served to cool some of the enthusiasm for independence , the province was due to hold a referendum on the sovereignty issue on Oct. 26 , and Mulroney had made it clear that he was keen to have reached some form of inter-provincial agreement prior to the vote . |
| 2 | Over the first three legs the French had shown us a clean pair of heels , especially with superior baton-passing . |
| 3 | He lifted his hands and as they closed over the aching swollen curves a sound female and feral emerged from the back of her throat . |
| 4 | Over the ensuing twenty years the last vestiges of a rural economy were erased , while the considerable physical presence of an industrial proletariat , much of it working in large plants , became increasingly apparent . |
| 5 | Over the past 10 years the growth of the Campaign for Real Ale has reflected the rejection by a section of the public of the mass-sale brands which the big brewers were selling in apparently uniformly decorated pubs . |
| 6 | Over the past 10 years the debt of sub-Saharan countries has tripled to $180bn and these countries now hand over one third of their foreign exchange earnings in debt payments . |
| 7 | Over the past two decades a possible increase in the incidence of anal cancer has been noted , especially in American communities known for their high representation of homosexual men . |
| 8 | Over the past two decades a substantial literature on the evaluation of educational activities have emerged . |
| 9 | Yet over the past two decades the period of development , of safety testing , and of approval , has risen from 3 or 4 years , to something like 10 years . |
| 10 | Over the past two decades the owners have been generous on pay because their revenues have increased by an average of 12% a year . |
| 11 | Over the past two decades the management of myocardial infarction has been revolutionised in two ways : the first was the development of DC defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation with the possibility of correcting this condition outside hospital , where the highest incidence exists , and the second major advance has been thrombolytic therapy . |
| 12 | Over the past two decades the resident population in Scottish mental hospitals fell by 20% but the proportion of residents aged 65 or over rose from 45% in 1970 to 66% by 1988 . |
| 13 | Over the past two decades the OU has developed a worldwide reputation for the quality of its courses , teaching and research . |
| 14 | Over the past two years the debate has veered between consolidating the remains as a war memorial and reconstructing the church ( see The Art Newspaper No. 9 , June 1991 , p.14 ) . |
| 15 | The six months since Britain left the ERM have seen a more complete U-turn in British economic policy than at any time in recent memory ; and over the past two years the deterioration in the nation 's finances has also been spectacular . |
| 16 | Over the past two years the number of class members attending Study Group days has fallen off considerably . |
| 17 | In several incidents in the eastern part of Germany over the past two months the Russians have continued to act like occupiers — and drawn only mild reproof from the German government . |
| 18 | Over the past two centuries the ships employed have ranged from totally unsuitable ones , which happened to be available at the time , to , less commonly , purpose-built vessels incorporating the most sophisticated technology of the day . ’ |
| 19 | Over the past sixty years the buildings housing the scientific laboratories and teaching classrooms have been built up and the population of students and staff has grown until there are now nearly one thousand registered postgraduate students and over one thousand academic , research and support staff . |
| 20 | Yet by the end of the 1960s , institutions had once again become places of last resort , and over the past thirty years the numbers of youngsters admitted to institutions has declined sharply in all three countries ( Lammertyn and Antoons , 1990 ; Ploeg , 1986 ) . |
| 21 | Over the past six years the ski season has averaged 223 days ( more than months ) per year . |
| 22 | Many asked , is it the right time for the G M B to even consider merging with the T & g , particularly given the fact that over the past thirteen years the T & g has lost over fifty percent of their membership and now stands in great financial crisis . |
| 23 | Over the past nine days the convoy had made repeated attempts to reach Srebrenica but was blocked by Bosnian Serb authorities in spite of reports that up to 40 people a day were dying in the town . |
| 24 | Over the past 18 months the MCofS have attempted to arrive at the compromise statement on the contentious issue of bolting in Scotland . |
| 25 | Over the past 18 months the giant Cincinnati firm has slashed the wholesale prices of about 70% of its products and eliminated discounts to retailers in an attempt to reward customers ' loyalties with ‘ everyday low prices . ’ |
| 26 | Over the past five years the executive information system has established itself as niche software in this area , but until recently the price of even PC-based EIS has prohibited their use by all but the major groups British Gas , Caledonian Airways , and the Kwik Save group , to name a few . |
| 27 | Over the past five years the pace of discharges from psychiatric hospitals has accelerated as elderly patients have been transferred to the community . |
| 28 | Over the past five years the concept of the ‘ ansaphone ’ has been extended to incorporate the idea of ‘ voice mail ’ . |
| 29 | Over the past four years the companies with the highest annual average growth in pre-tax profits per share ( excluding property and other capital items ) are Joseph Holt 17% , Morland 16% , Mansfield 16% , Adnams 14% , Hardys & Hansons 14% , Wolverhampton & Dudley 12% and Greenalls 11% . |
| 30 | Over the past four years the concerts have raised more than £1,300 and have become one of the highlights of the village year . |