Example sentences of "world away [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such moderate pragmatism is a world away from the moral absolutism usually preached by business ethicists . |
| 2 | There is no need to walk up to the summit of Cairn Gorm underneath the chairlift , since there is a route that runs west from the car park , and takes you up on to the Fiacaill ridge , a world away from the frightful clanking kingdom of the ski-tows . |
| 3 | Their sharp , spiky pop songs , peopled with all sorts of weird and wonderful characters , are a breath of fresh air , and a world away from the usual guitar heavy U2ish or folksy influenced Irish offerings . |
| 4 | Though this kind of book is now looked down on , it does represent a significant strand in popular literary culture , and is a world away from the glossy semi-literate illustrated books that seem more attractive . |
| 5 | And slowly that heat found an answer in her wakening body , Lucenzo 's expert , demanding and ferocious kisses a world away from the enthusiastic but unexciting lunges from the young men at home . |
| 6 | For all that these strategies can cause irritation , though , their value lies in the implication — a world away from the commonsense views of Miller and Swift — that the surface meanings of words are only the tip of a massive iceberg . |