Example sentences of "[n mass] over a " in BNC.

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1 This is a new sales approach , designed to support the industry 's desire to link information technology and business objectives to gain the competitive edge : if a customer wants to increase market share by say 5% over a year , Customer Systems might , for example , agree to take a certain fee up front , and then link subsequent earnings to the achievement of the customer 's business aim .
2 Strength was still predominantly in the counties ; the English counties returned almost half of the parliamentary party , the squires who made Walter Long such a force , and of these 128 MPs over a hundred owned land or lived in the division that they represented , a strong territorial base .
3 An accompanying MAFF leaflet , ‘ Action on Animal Welfare ’ mentions the recommended light intensity , not less than 50 lux , e.g. a 40 watt , 1.2m fluorescent tube at a height of 2.3m over a 3m pen .
4 IBM claims that revenues in its Advanced Workstations and AIX Systems unit grew in the first quarter by more than 50% over a year ago : director Tom Jarosh said demand for the system is ‘ growing rapidly , with customer shipments in the US up 90% ’ over a year ago ; the unit covers workstations and servers , AIX/6000 operating system and related software .
5 IBM Corp claimed yesterday that revenues in its Advanced Workstations and AIX Systems unit grew in the first quarter by more than 50% over a year ago : director Tom Jarosh said demand for the system is ‘ growing rapidly , with customer shipments in the US up 90% ’ over a year ago ; the unit covers workstations and servers , AIX/6000 operating system and related software .
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