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Both residual ice caps overlie thick layered deposits of interbedded ice and dust.
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These overlie oil and natural gas deposits, especially north of the Los Bajos Fault.
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Siliceous limestones belonging to the Silurian overlie the Ordovician rocks.
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The French know that personal political interests overlie national ones.
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These geologic units overlie the craton we want to study and so don't tell us very much.
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The plateau consists of thick sandstone formations which overlie granitic basement rock.
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The surface of the plain is covered with fine dark pebbles that overlie a white gypsum base.
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The claims overlie a number of gold occurrences associated with a series of intrusive stocks.
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A few Neolithic monuments overlie Mesolithic sites but little continuity can be demonstrated.
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- Lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
- Kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
- (overlying) placed on or over something else; "an overlying image"
- Mary Overlie is the discoverer of The Six Viewpoints, a theoretical deconstruction and reconstruction for post-modern theatre. She has had a long career as a performer, choreographer, teacher and theater collaborator, working extensively in both the United States and Europe. ...
- To lie over or upon; To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant
