Example sentences of "not the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years later Thomson recognised Cage as ‘ the most original composer in America , if not the world … ’ and Cage repaid the compliment by writing the works section of a monograph on Thomson . |
| 2 | But this is reality , not the world of arts subsides and grants to which Ms Pith-Helmet aspires to belong . |
| 3 | Phoebe lived in a totally other world , a world she could not even begin to penetrate , a calm world of profound indifference , which is not the world that Maggie lived in , nor the one she wanted to live in . |
| 4 | He says it is some of the best land in the country , if not the world . |
| 5 | Would there have to be one designer , or could not the world have been designed by several working together ? |
| 6 | Talk was intense among the youngsters , and the young actors and actresses roaming Sunset Strip were no different to the youth of America , if not the world , in that they too were a disoriented bunch in search of idols ; Clift , Brando and Dean were providing them with a whole new repertoire of sayings , postures , stances and gestures . |
| 7 | David 's vision of turning the Tambopata Reserve Project into the most important tropical university in the world and a model of development for the protection of the rainforest in Peru , if not the world , hinged on being able to persuade government and local interests that their benefits did not lie with the destruction of the forest . |
| 8 | The days when the Royal Brothers and Jackie Pallo plied their trade in exotic venues like Brent Town Hall and WWF stood for the World Wildlife Fund , not the World Wrestling Federation . |
| 9 | TWENTY years ago , London Welsh contained seven British Lions and six more internationals and were probably one of the finest rugby clubs in Britain , if not the world . |
| 10 | By conflating childhood with mythic time — and does not the world possess mythic proportions when we are small ? |
| 11 | As such it became the Science Museum 's first aircraft and the first aircraft to be entered into a museum in the UK ( if not the world ) at the same time . |
| 12 | After all , it was not much more than five years since the Westminster Abbey wedding that thrilled the nation , if not the world . |
| 13 | He admitted his language was ‘ somewhat clumsy ’ but declared : ‘ I was talking to an unhappy young man — not the world at large . ’ |
| 14 | However , it is not the world 's statesmen that we have to thank for even this limited achievement in arms control , but the women and men whose political activity has ensured that some action must be taken . |
| 15 | Bradley is not the world 's fastest passer , but he is a durable warrior , a highly intelligent and brave footballer who could be just the man for the All Blacks . |
| 16 | All linked by one of the best road networks in Europe , if not the world . |
| 17 | Not the world of people or the created world . |
| 18 | This was not the world of his books . |
| 19 | I 'm not the world 's greatest cook . ’ |
| 20 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 21 | And if a multinational company could be run like this then why not governments , why not the world ? |
| 22 | The weather was foreseen , but not the world |
| 23 | After losing most of its wartime recruits back to the universities and the law , the Service was determined to maintain its new influence , in Whitehall if not the world . |
| 24 | Well , if not the world we at least sorted out Tottenham 's back four . |
| 25 | We have four players in our forward line which must make it the best in Europe , if not the world . |
| 26 | Supporters sang , cheered and honked horns as Middlesbrough Mayor and Boro fanatic Eddie Bolland presented the club with a silver salver and crystal rose-bowl and saluted ‘ the best team in England , if not the world ’ . |
| 27 | I 've got a feeling that bank holiday wo n't , probably not the world 's greatest |