Example sentences of "the [adj] world [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This position was assured by 1985 , when Russell Reynolds earned $37.5m. to Korn/Ferry 's $50m. , and confirmed a year later when the total world earnings were $45m. and $60m. respectively . |
| 2 | One possible explanation for this result is that the trend rate of growth in the UK economy in the 1970s and early 1980s was much lower than elsewhere , ensuring that the total world portfolio rose more rapidly than the share held within the UK . |
| 3 | By 1985 , for example , Japan was making about 60 per cent of the total world output of colour television tubes . |
| 4 | Today the rate of increase in food production has exceeded the rate of increase in the total world population . |
| 5 | Yet in Ireland the Kerry almost became extinct by the early 1980s , and in 1983 the total world population of pedigree cows was only 200 . |
| 6 | As a result , Europe 's share of the total world population does not vary greatly between then and 1945 : it fell slightly , but continued to provide about a quarter of the world 's people . |
| 7 | The total world population was put at 190 at the last count . |
| 8 | Erm basically it 's er like the collapse of I B M makes a the total world market , things like that . |
| 9 | The total world value of those markets is about £40 billion a year and one third of all of the orders won by United Kingdom suppliers are for overseas markets . |
| 10 | The scheme worked well : four-fifths of the boats taking part found fish in the predicted areas , good news for a country that makes 15 per cent of the total world catch . |
| 11 | Their panel wo n't be named until after the Junior World Cup which starts in Terrassa , Spain , next month . |
| 12 | A resumé by Secretary General Ian Martin of the momentous world events that have occurred during the past five years set the work of AI in context and also set the scene for the working parties , which between them would report back to the plenary with recommendations that would change the AI mandate dramatically . |
| 13 | In practical terms what was at stake was the need to close the price scissors , as Trotsky termed it , that is , the disparity between the high prices for industrially produced consumer goods and means of production , compared to the prevailing world market prices , and the prices being paid for agricultural produce . |
| 14 | She was now to be seen in a small cubby-hole next to Mr Malik 's office , typing furiously , or on the phone to an organization called the Islamic World Unity Fund , which was said to be about to offer Mr Malik and Mr Shah a large sum in US dollars . |
| 15 | ‘ I just want to get this season over and start from fresh again , ’ added the ring-rusty world No 55 , also forced to play in glasses for the first time . |
| 16 | Undoubtedly concern about the impact of robots and other microelectronic-based production equipment has been exacerbated by the depressed world economy and the high levels of unemployment in nearly all the major industrialised countries . |
| 17 | Salako jarred the same knee in training with England before the 4–0 World Cup defeat of Turkey . |
| 18 | Salako jarred the same knee in training with England before the 4–0 World Cup defeat of Turkey and was ruled out of Palace 's clash with Nottingham Forest last Saturday . |
| 19 | It lies at the heart of the two-volume world chronicle of Bishop Freculf of Lisieux , who dedicated Book II of these gesta imperatorum to Judith , for use in the education of her son . |
| 20 | His first game was the 1-0 victory over Israel which earned qualification for the '82 World Cup in Spain , to date the highlight of Derek 's international career . |
| 21 | His first game was the 1–0 victory over Israel which earned qualification for the '82 World Cup in Spain , to date the highlight of Derek 's international career . |
| 22 | The WBC decision to split ranks from the unified world heavyweight scene has made his latest hope , Tony Tucker , certain of an early shot at new champion Lennox Lewis 's title . |
| 23 | THE International Ski Federation has decided not to re-schedule the men 's super giant slalom , cancelled at the Alpine world championships in Japan earlier this month . |
| 24 | But this was a world-title fight by two of the greatest world champions and the only contribution from the referee , Richard Steele , was to pull them apart . |
| 25 | The chronometers , now kept in full working order at the observatory were clocks which kept accurate time at sea , solving the problem of determining longitude and paving the way for some of the greatest world discoveries . |
| 26 | England 's most successful captain and South Africa 's record try-scorer have been selected as centre-partners in the Barbarians XV to tackle the wobbling World Champions . |
| 27 | The FFF , who last year won the bidding to host the 1998 World Cup finals , have promised to meet the deadline . |
| 28 | In 1904 the first Pan-Presbyterian Council was held and in 1905 the Baptist World Alliance was formed at Exeter Hall . |
| 29 | The conference is being organised by the Baptist World Alliance and is primarily geared to the Baptist perspective , though the conference organisers would welcome participants from other denominations attending the meeting . |
| 30 | Once the perspective extended to the world , the significance of national liberation became much greater and less conditional : for the national liberation of the colonies of the European empires could overthrow the imperialist world order . |