A. Wallwork
, English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar,DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1593-0_14, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
14.1 above ( below ) , over ( under ) 1.
Above and
below are typically used in a paper to refer to the location of sentences,
paragraphs, figures and tables
above and
below are also used when referring to levels, lists, averages and hierarchies.
2.
Over has a similar meaning to cover , i.e. there is often physical contact between two elements.
3.
Over and
under also have a similar meaning to
more than and
less than , respectively.
4.
Under also means in conformance with.
5. Note the difference between
above all (i.e. the most important thing) and
over all (i.e. globally.
ABOVE, BELOW OVER, UNDER 1,2
As mentioned above there are three main methods, which are summarized in the table
below :
A sheet was placed over the patient’s body.
1,3 Pisa ism
above sea level which is
below the national average for Italian cities.
Only children over the age of 13 were considered in the sample. Those
under 12 years of age will be the subject of a future investigation.
4
Under the new regulations, all such documents have to be filed
under funds.
5 Many
points need to be considered,
above all age and sex.
Overall , our results can be considered as an important step towards finding a cure for this endemic disease.
14 Adverbs and prepositions already, yeti bibat, in, of etc. 
