Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reviewing their curricula schools in these LEAs considered three areas : the education of the individual ( in terms of subjects and the eight areas of experience ) ; preparation for the world of work ; education and society . |
| 2 | Fortunately we were able to use a FIS race , in Pitztal , Austria , as preparation for the World Cup season . |
| 3 | On her return , she travelled to Harrogate for special coaching with international player David Pearson , in preparation for the World Junior Championships to be held in Malaysia in July . |
| 4 | If this is the truth , mysticism is to be commended as an attitude towards life , not as a creed about the world . |
| 5 | However , he concluded : ‘ Having to tackle reductions of this magnitude should not be seen so much as a threat to our way of life but as a challenge and an enormous opportunity for the world 's scientists , engineers and industrialists in both the developed and developing countries . ’ |
| 6 | There was a man , totally unconnected with the event I think , running away from a flaming van in Horseguards Parade erm and it was a wonderful picture opportunity for the world 's press to carry , but I do think that memories are short from this . |
| 7 | firstly , there are ballets of the older type which depict the struggle between the world of the flesh and the world of the spirit and which were usually inspired by a fairy tale or legend , e.g. La Sylphide and Giselle . |
| 8 | His 6–4 win , his fifth of the season over the Liverpudlian , gave him a psychological advantage for the World Championship at Sheffield . |
| 9 | And the interminable squabbles of the couple in Escapade ( 1955 ) are staged to make the point that expounding the pacifist cause , the main activity of the male member of the pair , is n't enough , and that the only hope for the world rests with their children , untouched by the complex , screwed-up emotions of the older generation . |
| 10 | Morgan shake the dust of third-world debt from its feet ( it made provisions against its entire exposure ) , now shows commendable sympathy for the world 's ill-fed poor . |
| 11 | I ca n't help but wonder why on earth they did have a different strip for the World Cup . |
| 12 | Examples throughout are taken from science fiction ( hereafter SF ) texts , since the relationship within that genre between the world evoked by the text and that of reality seems potentially interesting . |
| 13 | His boyhood feats set the pace for a long and successful career as an international grandmaster , but , though he scored some spectacular defeats , Reshevsky never became a close challenger for the world championship . |
| 14 | Unlike Ted , he had risen rapidly up the ranks , was voted Rookie of the Year in 1987 , made it into the Top 16 at the end of '88 , and was tipped to become a challenger for the world title . |
| 15 | Whilst we can expect a little less controversy , it seems certain that the additional publicity next autumn from an English challenger for the world title is bound to generate a similar upturn and the 1990s may become a golden era for British chess in more ways than one . |
| 16 | The future of the fixture depends on the commitment of the Australians , however , and after two consecutive defeats , the enthusiasm for the World Club Challenge Down Under is more difficult to gauge . |
| 17 | The Scots were , in fact , an amazing success story ; and that success came from their pride , and their enthusiasm for the world outside . |
| 18 | My quizzing about the intellectual world which I was about to enter with some trepidation left him with a wry smile , which puzzled me for some time after , as my naïvety about the world of further education lasted well into my early days in college . |
| 19 | Singapore is building on its base as the world 's biggest container port , which it won from Hong Kong two years ago , and is offering tax incentives to shipping companies which move there . |
| 20 | The most likely punishment is a modest fine and a zero points score on the computer for the World Open . |
| 21 | Finance Ministers from the Group of 24 ( G-24 ) developing countries who met in Washington on April 28 expressed support for the World Bank 's reaffirmation of its commitment to make poverty reduction " a priority objective " in its lending operations . |
| 22 | He had been in the Army , had served in India , and knew a bit about the world . |
| 23 | When he collapsed with brain damage during the world super-middleweight title fight he could so easily have died . |
| 24 | It was a 63rd minute goal from Frank Pingel which kept the European champions on course for the World Cup finals . |
| 25 | They analyse trade flows , preach against protectionism and predict either doom or continued glory for the world 's most impressive industrial economy . |
| 26 | The Masai were expressly charged by God with responsibility for the world 's cattle . |
| 27 | Many of them are acting as interpreters and trying to put a semblance of order into the chaos as the world 's press converges on ministries with fresh tenants and uncertain programmes . |
| 28 | Rhodes was not overawed by the bowling during the World Cup , feeling ‘ comfortable ’ against Curtly Ambrose and the other West Indians , but he appreciates the difference between one-day cricket and Test cricket and knows that his record of just two centuries in 40 first-class games is not enough to guarantee him a place in the Test side . |
| 29 | Eventually , in January 1981 , the remaining 52 hostages were freed when $7.9 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets were returned marking the end of a humiliating experience for the world 's wealthiest and apparently most powerful nation . |
| 30 | Simon , a reserve for the world junior championship this month , won the junior men 's event . |