Example sentences of "[conj] over [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures are sketchy but all these categories combined appear to total at least 100m , or over 9% of the Chinese population — nearly 20% of the adult population . |
| 2 | Or save more than £21 on two years of New Scientist , or over £53 on a three year subscription . |
| 3 | Those three areas are : education , welfare and health , where over 18% of women in Northern Ireland are working ; this is where we find the women in the RVH ; in clerical and related jobs — a quarter of women in Northern Ireland are in that area ; and another 23% are in catering , cleaning and hairdressing . |
| 4 | IXI Ltd , Cambridge , claims that over 50% of the estimated 400,000 or so existing Motif users are running its X.desktop manager on top of their Open Software Foundation-based windowing environments . |
| 5 | Moreover , users have been reluctant to experiment with subject headings , as shown by the fact that over 50% of catalogue users consult a single subject heading only . |
| 6 | In the case of the UK these figures are supported by surveys such as that carried out by the Inner London Education Authority which showed that over 22% of the children it its schools spoke a language other than , or in addition to , English at home . |
| 7 | Despite market research which indicates that over 81% of teachers are interested in the concept , it is the lack of an appropriate professional development model for teachers which provides the major limiting factor to future growth . |
| 8 | The Government has itself predicted that the number of Legal Aid Certificates issued this year will drop from 410,000 to 287,000 which means that over 30% of those who should have received legal aid will be deprived of access to justice . |
| 9 | This means that over 20% of the world 's oil consumption is burnt in vehicle engines while in industrialised-countries the proportion is far higher . |
| 10 | It was a wonderful achievement that over 50pc of Welsh lamb production was going to the European market , of which approximately 380,000 went as live animals . |
| 11 | Furthermore , they showed that over 80% of the content words were fixated , compared to only 40% of the function words . |
| 12 | Despite the limitations of a retrospective study and the heterogeneity of the tissue available for review , the present findings show that over 80% of antral tumours were associated with H pylori in the 1960s although this fell to about 40% in the 1980s . |
| 13 | The Family Expenditure Survey 1989 found that over 36% of single pensioner households do not have central heating . |
| 14 | We would be quite safe in stating that over 90% of these kite flyers are using ripstop nylon of either type for their kite sails . |
| 15 | Indeed , those dermatologists who have undertaken clinics in general practitioners ' surgeries find that over 40% of the patients seen have to be followed up in a hospital clinic , thus leading to unnecessary duplication of notes and considerable wastage of consultant time and resources . |
| 16 | A recent survey showed that over 40% of patients did not even know about the NHS reforms , let alone fundholding . |
| 17 | Unofficial figures show that over 65% of courts built in 1991 are of the macadam variety , 10% are artificial grass and 6% are acrylic . |
| 18 | Spain ‘ s essential energy problem is that over 60% of her energy needs are supplied by imported oil . |
| 19 | At that time it was considered that over 60% of cars in the United Kingdom had at least one defective tyre . |
| 20 | We , at Motorlux Volvo , recognise that over 35% of all car drivers in Britain are female and their particular motoring requirements are more often than not completely misunderstood by the average dealership . |
| 21 | We know from many surveys of public opinion that over 70% of the public would wish their organs to be used for transplantation after death . |
| 22 | The Performa line for the consumer market is selling strongly , and it is now in 2,300 retail outlets , up from 1,300 last October — and over 90% of the Performa computers are being used in the home , he added . |
| 23 | An efficient port transport system is vital to Britain 's economy as trade accounts for nearly 60% of national income and over 90% of all imports and exports pass through the nations ports . |
| 24 | Following the acquisition of John Cawsey & Company in early 1991 , including 50% of Bundaberg Rum , United Distillers Australia is the largest wholesale spirit distributor in Australasia , with over 40% share of the Scotch market and over 42% of the gin market . |
| 25 | The club account books were in the house and over £2,000 in cash . |
| 26 | A 1990/H example sells for around £12,500 privately and over £13,000 on the forecourt , but Previas are seldom found at auction . |
| 27 | Professionals in academic institutions often have an administrative and managerial role within the institution ; and over 80% of managers have had a college education , half of them studying liberal arts subjects . |
| 28 | 1052 adult members of the Association of Cystic Fibrosis Adults UK , accounting for 68% of those with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom population over 16 years of age and over 80% of those over 25 in June 1990 . |
| 29 | The ACFA mailing list represents approximately 68% of patients with cystic fibrosis over the age of 16 in the United Kingdom , and over 80% of those aged 25 or more . |
| 30 | So far as the privately rented sector was concerned , the government 's proposals were for the automatic decontrol of all dwellings with a rateable value over £40 in London and over £30 in the rest of England and Wales . |