Example sentences of "over [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was Britain 's worst air tragedy , and whilst this can not be classified as an accident in the usual sense of the word , there were calls for greater airport security , and considerable concern over whether a warning that an attack would be made on an American airliner had not been passed onto the public because a drop in seat sales would occur . |
| 2 | There has , for instance , long been a debate over whether a zebra 's stripes make it easier or harder to see . |
| 3 | 1973 ) which emphasized the damaging effects of ‘ drift ’ in care , they came to constitute a formidable ‘ Permanence Movement ’ , campaigning for early decision-making over whether a child entering care was to return to parents or be placed in permanent substitute care . |
| 4 | In terms of the disposition of the executive 's programmes , however , the Congress retains great influence over whether a president gets the legislation he is after and in what form it will become law . |
| 5 | There is still no sign of a buyer for the main consultancy business , Hay , and uncertainty over whether an agreement is imminent on Gartner Group . |
| 6 | THE row over whether the Queen Mother will attend Princess Anne 's wedding on Saturday has at least clarified one point . |
| 7 | There was some confusion amongst respondents over whether the question related merely to the keeping of a copy of an undertaking on the relevant file , or to a central record of undertakings as intended in the paper . |
| 8 | If the baby is severely handicapped , they may be involved in a discussion over whether the child should be allowed to die . |
| 9 | ‘ There was great concern over whether the BA board could be found guilty of trading while knowingly insolvent if it carried on . |
| 10 | DOUBTS remained last night over whether the Government had honoured its promise not to impose cash limits on drugs expenditure in the bill to bring in National Health Service changes published yesterday . |
| 11 | According to foreign news reports the split was essentially over whether the south should secede ; the dissident group favoured an independent black state , while Garang and his loyalists continued to support the goal of a united , secular Sudan . |
| 12 | The argument is likely to be less over the substance of the legislation than over whether the system can be implemented . |
| 13 | In this sense the increase in judicial review over whether the evidence warrants the application of a certain statutory condition is itself a correlative of the widening of the concept of jurisdiction . |
| 14 | Last July , after months of furious debate over whether the artist 's wishes were being respected , Picasso 's ‘ Guernica ’ was removed at dawn from the Prado 's annexe , El Cason del Buen Retiro . |
| 15 | The conference co-sponsored by the Getty Museum and the Goulandris Foundation ( the host organisation ) at the end of May on the Getty Kouros concluded without a consensus of opinion over whether the statue is a fake or not . |
| 16 | The US motor industry is known to be sceptical over whether the timescale proposed for the new emission levels can be met . |
| 17 | While the increasing concentration and internationalisation of capital is not in question , there is , however , serious debate over whether the state is always dominated by the ruling class and whether it is always repressive . |
| 18 | There has also been a political debate over whether the state should play a role in production or whether its presence should be reduced in order to clear the way for greater private initiative . |
| 19 | County councils , where they exist , have important strategic functions but except for highways , minerals and waste their role is only advisory and they have no power over whether the district authority grants or refuses consent . |
| 20 | But I doubt very much whether there are any claims now outstanding which are not statute-barred , in respect of children stillborn before 22 July 1976 or any children born before that date , who are locked in litigation with their mothers over whether the mother tasted alcohol or followed a diet other than that recommended by the current phase of medical opinion during pregnancy . |
| 21 | Despite considerable controversy over whether the Hill was truly a sacred site for the 600 Jawoyns and appeals by some of their number for the development to go ahead , Hawke forced his view upon the Cabinet that mining the area would amount to " desecration and sacrilege " of Aboriginal beliefs and should , therefore , be prohibited in perpetuity by incorporating the site into the adjacent national park . |
| 22 | The Rovers directors will be meeting this weekend in an attempt to end the dilemma over whether the club 's England Under-21 goalkeeper Nigel Martyn really is bound for Crystal Palace . |
| 23 | There is controversy over whether the carrier also transports a proton ( or pH-changing anion ) . |
| 24 | Language work can also be covered through drama or role-play ( a speech by a Roman general encouraging the troops , an argument between a Celt and a Roman over whether the conquest of Britain was a good or a bad thing ) . |
| 25 | The Library 's budget is very tight this year , and there have already been questions over whether the Library should be carrying the cost of the large number of pesticide-related publications we currently take . |
| 26 | Fr Paul Mba Abessolo , leader of Morena — Bûcherons , accusing the authorities of cheating , announced after the Oct. 21 polling the withdrawal of his party , thus raising doubts over whether the party would take up its seats in the Assembly . |