Example sentences of "[be] often [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , these giant corporations possess such wealth and power that they not only affect our lives , limbs , health , and property from the forceps to the grave , but they also bend the political democratic process in such a way that their interests are often prioritized over those of the electorate , consumers , employees , and shareholders . |
| 2 | Second , the scope of what New Historicism involves is continuously changing , and the conflicts between contending views are often localised over a few issues . |
| 3 | In most households , small areas of the ceiling joists within the roof void are often boarded over to provide storage space . |
| 4 | Gender differences are often passed over in studies of working-class subjects and , for example , mental disorder ( Chesler 1974 ) . |
| 5 | The third section offers a critical exploration of possible starting points for new strategies , not least by looking anew at some of the difficult and resilient questions about cultural identity and belongingness , about ethnicity and community , that were often glossed over or disavowed in the antiracist movement . |
| 6 | Female graduates facing ever-increasing competition were often passed over in favour of their male classmates even when they possessed better qualifications . |
| 7 | ( E is often skipped over because by ‘ happy ’ coincidence , the next letter is the initial letter of failure ! ) |
| 8 | That this part of the text was usually in the vernacular hints at its role as the most functional element , and care was often taken over its drafting . |