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Overy meaning

A surname from Old English.

Using Overy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Old English.
  • In the example corpus, overy often appears in combinations such as: allen overy, overy in, richard overy.

Context around Overy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 15 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
1980 part staithe served bratislava gave points 2001 2010 asserts

Corpus analysis for Overy

  • In this selection, "overy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allen, richard, burnham, 1980, part and staithe stand out and add context to how "overy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include overy 1980 p and allen overy bratislava placed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overy" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Allen & Overy Bratislava placed first among international law firms operating in Slovakia. (12 words)

The island is also accessible by the seasonal ferry from Burnham Overy Staithe. (13 words)

Overy 1980, p. 31. The German rearmament program faced difficulties acquiring raw materials. (13 words)

Overy, p. 103 in The Third Reich Hence, emphasis was put on pressuring the Poles to allow the return of Danzig to Germany as a way of resolving the crisis peacefully by allowing Hitler to back down without losing face. (40 words)

Overy, p. 125 in The Third Reich Ribbentrop supported his analysis of the situation by only showing Hitler diplomatic dispatches that supported his view that neither Britain or France would honour their commitments to Poland. (35 words)

That the Third Reich went to war on the basis of "blitzkrieg economics" was criticised by Richard Overy in the 1980s and George Raudzens described the contradictory senses in which historians have used the word. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Allen & Overy, part of the so-called ‘magic circle’, shelled out bumper pay packets to its top earners from revenues of £2.

However, Overy has not been able to play for while the Premier League and Fifa both look at his transfer.

The island is also accessible by the seasonal ferry from Burnham Overy Staithe.

United were waiting on and FA approval for their summer transfer window academy signings of Lusale and Overy to be completed but both have now officially joined the club.

Allen & Overy has no debt and yet the firm is still trying to avoid prospective catastrophe by going through with all of these financial maneuvers.

Furthermore, Allen & Overy served as the issuer’s counsel, while Clifford Chance served as the banks’ counsel.

Allen & Overy Bratislava placed first among international law firms operating in Slovakia.

It’s the first of the so-called “magic circle” firms to report results this year, with rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP due to report this week and Allen & Overy and Linklaters next week.

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The lawyer who negotiated my NDA from Allen & Overy gave evidence immediately after me.

Moreover, Overy points out that the number of RAF fighter pilots grew by one-third between June and August 1940.

Overy 1980, p. 31. The German rearmament program faced difficulties acquiring raw materials.

Overy 1980, p. 32. This was partly owing to production planning failures before the war and the demands of the army.

Overy 2001, p. 125. This led the British to the conclusion that another fortnight of attacks on airfields might force Fighter Command to withdraw their squadrons from the south of England.

Overy 2010, p. 38. Other scholars assert that this period was the most dangerous of all.

Overy asserts only one airfield was temporarily put out of action and "only" 103 pilots were lost.

Overy, p. 103 in The Third Reich Hence, emphasis was put on pressuring the Poles to allow the return of Danzig to Germany as a way of resolving the crisis peacefully by allowing Hitler to back down without losing face.

Overy, p. 125 in The Third Reich Ribbentrop supported his analysis of the situation by only showing Hitler diplomatic dispatches that supported his view that neither Britain or France would honour their commitments to Poland.

Overy presents this as evidence that a "blitzkrieg economy" did not exist.sfn Adam Tooze wrote that the German economy was being prepared for a long war.

Richard Overy pointed out some 23 percent of German output was military by 1939.

That the Third Reich went to war on the basis of "blitzkrieg economics" was criticised by Richard Overy in the 1980s and George Raudzens described the contradictory senses in which historians have used the word.

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Common combinations with overy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overy" in a sentence?
An example: "Allen & Overy, part of the so-called ‘magic circle’, shelled out bumper pay packets to its top earners from revenues of £2." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overy" from authentic English texts.
What does "overy" mean?
Overy means: A surname from Old English.
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