Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] world [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although such numbers are obviously justified by the particular circumstances of Lewis and Harris , eg in the developing world they would be regarded as lavish for a much larger population . |
| 2 | The superego is a relatively modern acquisition and is the psychological agency which is the inner counterpart of what in the outer world we would call ‘ culture ’ or ‘ civilization ’ . |
| 3 | Remember that what your reader wants is not all the facts that a real-life situation would involve but only what I call the " fiction-facts ' , those pieces of information that are necessary not for the situation in the real world you might be describing but for the story you are telling . |
| 4 | To many observers in the outside world it would appear that the religion is in little danger . |
| 5 | I think the safety net gives us the ability to do the Mahabharata , Out On Tuesday , After Midnight , to keep running Channel Four News at 7 pm , and everything else that in the commercial world you 'd actually have to look at . |
| 6 | In the Third World it will decline by almost 50 per cent by the year 2000 . |
| 7 | If we flew a perfect mission every trip then there would be no need to train , but then in a perfect world we would not need an Army and I would be out of a job . |
| 8 | He must be critical of himself — and others — since in a changing world he must constantly be questioning his methods , his direction and the administration of his responsibilities . |
| 9 | In a dynamic world you can not record and store away every little memo , every little documented change , every little recorded thought , every little written opinion , every little piece of regurgitated data . |
| 10 | Most people say that in an ideal world they would assume to be spending roughly double on entertainment of all kinds , compared with when they were working . |
| 11 | In an ideal world we would be recycling and re-using everything , but this is n't possible and we have a long way to go before we can turn all our waste into a resource . |
| 12 | He added : ‘ Of course , in an ideal world we should have preferred to have passports for all British nationals in Hong Kong . ’ |
| 13 | In an ideal world it would be wonderful to have two or three experienced teachers working together with one class . |
| 14 | What does remain to be done ( although in an ideal world it will already have been settled ) is to record the terms upon which the members have entered into their partnership , and ironically that will involve particular consideration of what is to happen when the partnership comes to an end . |
| 15 | Obviously , in an ideal world you 'd have a different spanner for every nut , but for the time being a couple of adjustable spanners will come in very handy ( you need two because often you will have to grip a nut as well as a bolt ) . |
| 16 | In an ideal world you 'd have sufficient troops of each type to pick the perfect force for facing any particular enemy . |
| 17 | In the words of a single 19-year-old trainee pilot : ‘ In an ideal world you 'd be able to meet someone at a bus-stop , go for a drink , take them home and bonk their brains out — and then go home to your girlfriend for dinner . ’ |
| 18 | In an ideal world I would also like to see the Campaign I support and represent cease to accept cash inducements from the institutions it attacks while paying lip service to valid campaigning issues . |
| 19 | ‘ In an ideal world I would win the crown against the best fighter , the champion , but that does not look likely and I 'm saddened by it . ’ |
| 20 | In an ideal world I would have far more bogwood than even the extended budget allows , but I expect this could be remedied over the ensuring months . |
| 21 | Now in order to make a prediction of what say what 's going to happen this year I would have to know the state of the system of the ocean and the atmosphere on January first and in order to do that in an ideal world I would have a tremendous amount of data about the ocean and about the atmosphere and be able to put it into this model but this data , by and large , does n't exist . |
| 22 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |