Example sentences of "over [noun pl] ['s] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TV payment is a vital part of negotiations over boxers ' fees . |
| 2 | The Lord Chancellor 's concessions to the Bar over solicitors ' rights of audience are understandable but mistaken . |
| 3 | The thunder with which this was greeted from the senior judiciary — every one a former barrister — forced the Lord Chancellor to produce his fudge : separate systems of accreditation with four senior judges given a veto over solicitors ' rights . |
| 4 | The lien of a solicitors ' firm over clients ' papers pending payment of its costs will not be lost by a change in membership so long as the papers have come into the firm 's possession before the change : they can not ( subject always to any specific arrangements with the client to the contrary ) lawfully be retained after such a change in respect of a debt falling due before that event . |
| 5 | There are people who can pull the wool over peoples ' eyes . |
| 6 | In response to the recent rows over banks ' charges to small firms , a new company staffed by former bank managers has been established to give advice to small firms on how to deal with their banks . |
| 7 | Naturally , most of the iron tonics sold over chemists ' counters were bought because of the universal metaphor that iron equals strength rather than because of a popular awareness of the needs of haemoglobin . |
| 8 | No conflict over auditors ' roles |
| 9 | With ministerial support they could have more financial control over juniors ' posts and be responsible for verifying the information that units give to purchasers . |
| 10 | The increased powers of the Secretary of State over a centrally directed system of curriculum and assessment and , indeed , over teachers ' conditions of service , make it ‘ safe ’ for the government to increase the managerial responsibilities of schools . |
| 11 | Over men 's noses as they lie asleep . |
| 12 | Spectacular victories were won over children 's diseases . |
| 13 | Although the guidance may provoke some concerns over children 's rights , it is likely to be widely welcomed . |
| 14 | All three say the banks already have too much influence over students ' lives , and that loans will strengthen the hold . |
| 15 | Parents are cleared over boys ' deaths |
| 16 | But why did the theories of feminism develop in response to them in the 1960s and not , say , in the 1930s when novelists cast an equally critical eye over women 's lives ? |
| 17 | Nobody laughed , and Otto assured her in his best smoothie tones that said beast was scampering in the Elysian fields and piddling all over archangels ' sandals . |
| 18 | Controversy over politicians ' links with StB |
| 19 | Controversy over politicians ' links with the StB centred during January and February on Bedrich Moldan , who was suspended as Czech Environment Minister on Jan. 7 and dismissed on Jan. 24 by the relevant Czech parliamentary commission ( being replaced on Feb. 20 by Ivan Dejmal ) . |
| 20 | For example , automatic washing machine salespeople need to consider the benefits of an automatic washing machine compared with a twin-tub , as well as the benefits that his company 's automatic washing machines have over competitors ' models . |