Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] third world " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Having read your manifesto I feel bound to add that your racist policies , your opposition to aid for third world countries , and your proposals for the quarantining of those carry the AIDS virus are deeply repugnant to the Christian consciousness . ’ |
| 2 | To have to compete with Third World labour costs would produce massive unrest in a population already urbanised and used to the standards of a Western industrial society . |
| 3 | The only way to compete with Third World and eastern bloc ships seems to be to cut back on crew rest hours and leave . |
| 4 | SPURRED on by the prospect of imminent defence cuts , the US Army has drawn up plans for cutting its forces in Europe by half , and recasting the army of the future into a rapid-deployment force , able to intervene in Third World trouble spots , in terrorist situations and to fight the war on drugs . |
| 5 | Summit leaders called on all countries to contribute to Third World aid by assisting victims of " the unprecedented drought in southern Africa " . |
| 6 | An internal memorandum by the chief economist of the World Bank , Lawrence Summers , which suggests encouraging polluting industries to relocate to third world countries , has been leaked to The Economist . |
| 7 | The court ruling comes at a sensitive time for the Japanese government , which is claiming a lead role in environmental affairs , and has strenuously denied that it encourages its hazardous industries to relocate to third world countries . |