Example sentences of "set [prep] the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | In part two : cutting edge … the powerboat racers set for the world championships . |
| 2 | The Church remained a supernatural fortress set against the world , its walls manned night and day by the committed , its lonely leader almost an oracle of heavenly wisdom . |
| 3 | Each piece is individually made in solid gold and set with the world 's finest alternative to diamonds . |
| 4 | WHITE MEN CA N'T JUMP : Buddy movie set in the world of basketball , starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes . |
| 5 | 8 ( 5 ) WHITE MEN CA N'T JUMP : Woody ( Cheers ) Harrelson and Wesley Snipes star in this buddy movie set in the world of basketball . |
| 6 | This month sees the Orbit promotion headed by a new Iain M Banks novel , Against a Dark Background ( £15.99 ) , and while this is not set in the world of the Culture , the novella which gives its name to Banks ' collection of stories The States of the Art ( £5.99 ) is . |
| 7 | His latest horse racing yarn , set in the world of point-to-pointing . |
| 8 | But they tell us that it will be set in the world of cinema , and will plunder a rich vein of cinematic style to tell the story of a disgraced film star with a secret , a dilemma , and a host of bad memories . |
| 9 | So we thank you for food , for clothing , for our homes , and for the government that you have set over the world . |
| 10 | In an effort to meet the terms set by the World Bank in June 1989 for the granting of a US$150,000,000 structural adjustment loan , the government agreed to a number of measures aimed at restructuring the banking , state and agricultural sectors . |
| 11 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which had reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 12 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which have reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 13 | The UK government will issue health warnings about low-level ozone pollution only when it reaches 200 parts per billion — more than twice the safety threshold of 75 parts per billion set by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) . |
| 14 | One of the stores targeted by FoE , the B&Q chain , has announced it intends to phase out all imports of unsustainably-produced tropical timber by 1995 — the target date set by the World Wide Fund for Nature . |
| 15 | Elm Energy , which is operating the plant on a contract from the Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency , says the power station will be the cleanest in the country ; £48 million has been spent on equipment to ensure that emissions are well below maximum levels set by the World Health Organisation . |