Example sentences of "make [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 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 However 1 per cent of a very large and expanding GNP produces a significant total , making Japan the world 's ninth biggest military spender .
8 Under twenty years of military rule , its output has grown to make Brazil the world 's largest agricultural exporter after the United States .
9 That makes China the world 's second-biggest economy .
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