Example sentences of "[noun sg] for 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 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 . ’
5 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 .
6 His 6–4 win , his fifth of the season over the Liverpudlian , gave him a psychological advantage for the World Championship at Sheffield .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 I ca n't help but wonder why on earth they did have a different strip for the World Cup .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 The Scots were , in fact , an amazing success story ; and that success came from their pride , and their enthusiasm for the world outside .
15 The most likely punishment is a modest fine and a zero points score on the computer for the World Open .
16 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 .
17 It was a 63rd minute goal from Frank Pingel which kept the European champions on course for the World Cup finals .
18 They analyse trade flows , preach against protectionism and predict either doom or continued glory for the world 's most impressive industrial economy .
19 The Masai were expressly charged by God with responsibility for the world 's cattle .
20 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 .
21 Simon , a reserve for the world junior championship this month , won the junior men 's event .
22 ‘ The Churches in action for the World 's poor ’ runs the slogan on our leaflets .
23 This has done a great deal for the world . ’
24 But he said : ‘ I am not bitter about it , I would not have missed my time in football for the world , it was wonderful . ’
25 ADRIANA DUFFY , the 18-year-old American gymnast , broke her neck in Stuttgart yesterday while training on a vaulting horse for the World Championships which begin tomorrow ..
26 Brazil , undefeated in 15 matches since their disastrous European tour last June , when they were beaten by Sweden , Denmark and Switzerland , have now won in Italy and Holland as part of their warm-up programme for the World Cup .
27 Schwantz , winner of 19 Grands Prix in a fruitless search for the world title , was joined on the front row by fellow American Wayne Rainey , bidding for a fourth successive crown , and Australian prospect Daryl Beattie .
28 A search for the world 's rarest bird , Spix 's macaw , has concluded that only one bird remains in the wild .
29 But ERR , carrying out research for the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , found that emissions of this type will " rise considerably above their 1990 levels and remain there " .
30 Should this scenario happen , crucial to its success would be changing the image of the area , and a key part in this is being played by the city 's successful bid for the World Student Games in 1990 .
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