Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coal from the valleys of south Wales made Cardiff the world 's leading coal-exporting port . |
| 2 | Success in key areas has made Germany the world leader in the export of manufactured goods . |
| 3 | It ends a deal that would have made BA the world 's biggest airline , flying 80 million passengers to 340 cities in 71 countries . |
| 4 | Doing the same calculations today would probably give America the world 's biggest trade surplus . |
| 5 | The order follows one placed earlier this year for fourteen Tampicos , and will make Embry-Riddle the world 's largest fleet operator of Aerospatiale light aircraft . |
| 6 | Versace dazzled with psychedelic prints , Dolce & Gabbana sent corsets disguised as frocks shrieking down the catwalk and even the conservative Genny showed micro-skirted green and orange checks instead of the restrained tailoring that made them , made Milan … made Italy the world 's leading fashion force . |
| 7 | Yet the successful launch of the first Diamant A rocket with its rudimentary A I ‘ Asterix ’ satellite ( or space capsule ) nonetheless made France the world 's third power in space — a feat achieved eight years after the Russians but with minimal resources compared with those of the Russians or the Americans . |
| 8 | This , plus a season of consistent driving gave Brabham the world title and Cooper the Constructors ' Championship . |
| 9 | However 1 per cent of a very large and expanding GNP produces a significant total , making Japan the world 's ninth biggest military spender . |
| 10 | Born-again rockers can choose between hundreds of albums with titles like ‘ Psycho Surgery ’ , ‘ Bishop of Souls ’ and ‘ Prophet of Idiocy ’ , while family values conservatives can dance to lyrics like ‘ Thank God the world 's been saved/ Marx is in his grave ’ . |
| 11 | The relief of the town 's Alcazar , the military barracks where the Nationalist garrison was under siege from left-wing militias , while earning Franco the world 's headlines and assisting his elevation to overall military and political command , also gave the Republicans precious time in which to organize the defence of the capital . |
| 12 | Under twenty years of military rule , its output has grown to make Brazil the world 's largest agricultural exporter after the United States . |
| 13 | That makes China the world 's second-biggest economy . |