Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun pl] over [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But first , it is worth briefly summarising the evidence which our surveys have given about problems over credit use — as far as the relationship between borrower and lender is concerned . |
2 | In late May , police in Oregon had to reinforce back-road patrols after gunfire erupted in disputes over mushroom grounds . |
3 | Their appellate jurisdiction was also extended , presumably by agreement between the Inns and the judges , to issues relating to disputes over property within the Inns : Rakestraw v. Brewer ( 1728 ) 2 P.Wms. 511 , or over elections in the Inns : Inner Temple v. Ince ( 1677 ) 3 Keble 835 , or over debts due to the Inns : Levinz v. Randolph ( 1700 ) 1 Ld.Raym. 594 , which could not by any stretch of the imagination relate to the duties of judges in relation to the administration of justice in their courts . |
4 | The company 's strategies in the mid-range — where its RISC machines and AS/400s show great potential for growth and profitability — are said to have been constrained by concerns over self-impact . |
5 | To secure continued integrity of local government , so that confidence in the institutions of government is not eroded by concerns over fraud and corruption . |
6 | In order to engage in comparisons over time we were faced with a dilemma stemming from the change in the range of newspapers over this period . |
7 | Great dinosaurs were excavated from the American west while it was still ‘ wild ’ — early fossil-hunters had to contend with hostile Indians and sometimes came to blows over possession of the richest sites . |
8 | The research programme is the first study of support networks of the elderly looking at developments over time . |
9 | When looking at changes over time ( or making comparisons between areas ) one way of overcoming differences in overall population structure is via the calculation of age and sex specific mortality rates . |
10 | However , even when legal principles are committed to one constitutional document , set out in legal codes or reiterated by judges over time , they tend to remain highly ambiguous and not worth the paper they are printed on until somebody — the judiciary — interprets and defers to them in their judgments , and somebody else — the executive — enforces those judgments . |
11 | She loves gossiping with friends over lunch , he would rather be alone with his thoughts . |
12 | In Newcastle , 145 companies have acted on concerns over education by forming a compact with local schools . |
13 | The conference had been accepted reluctantly by the government following a succession of crippling strikes in 1990 , and its early meetings were marred by disputes over representation . |
14 | It could also explore the circumstances under which people get into difficulties over credit use , and ways of eliminating them . |
15 | A particular type of credit and money-management education is that needed for the people who unfortunately have to pick up the pieces when consumers get into difficulties over credit use : consumer and community advisers , citizens ' advice bureaux staff , social workers , even probation officers . |
16 | In fact , though , a vast amount of ink continued to be spilled in arguments over taxonomy , and disagreements over how to classify particular groups still reflected differing philosophical positions on the significance of natural relationships . |
17 | She joined The I-Threes in ‘ 73 , who became part of Bob 's show when Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh quit in rows over touring and star billing in 1974 . |
18 | Iñaki Esnaola , who had publicly referred to differences over ETA tactics , also resigned as a deputy in the regional legislative assembly . |
19 | Artists ' organisations , already mobilised for battles over censorship and cuts in public funding , could very well prevail politically over lobbying efforts by dealers , auction houses and museums . |
20 | ‘ It looked at practices over waste disposal , housekeeping , in the kitchen , the laundry , the offices — in fact right across the company and asked very detailed and specific questions . |
21 | He pointed to Unix International as a forum for limiting the damage caused by arguments over technology , and said that the UI RoadMap of future Unix developments would be broadened to encompass technology from other member companies aside from USL itself : ‘ It 'll help keep them honest ’ . |
22 | Protesters clash with Springboks over attack |
23 | While it was generally agreed that these broad aims were appropriate , there were considerable difficulties in their detailed implementation , often arising from conflicts over land use . |
24 | This is a consequence of the primacy he gives to communications over power . |
25 | Customs blockade by lorries over night driving ban |
26 | On the developmental road towards kingdom-states , alliance networks changed with events over time ; the role of exchange in the making and breaking of such alliances can not be ignored and we should be wary of hastening true commercialisation into Anglo-Saxon England too early , even though that was the inevitable result of this society 's structure . |
27 | Critics fear money will oust quality Georgina Henry reports on doubts over programme standards , public service obligations and controls on ownership . |