Example sentences of "[prep] the world [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Most of Matador 's Moët Grand Prix was spent fighting Paul Cayard in Passage for the world position .
2 Every member is asked to PRAY DAILY for the world mission of the Church .
3 There were 35 of us on top of the Eiger : Edwin Drummond 's Climb for the World dream realised at last .
4 Robins skipper Mitch Shirra and team mate Jimmy Nilsen compete for the world speedway crown in Poland tomorrow .
5 A Canadian expedition will also be taking a Climb For The World flag to the summit of Everest .
6 Gavin Hastings managed his second penalty , but a second try by Campese , his 48th in international rugby , clinched victory for the world champions by 27–12 .
7 In the gold and green corner snorts Willie ‘ Tongan Torpedo ’ Ofahengaue , back-row batterer for the world champions , whose most recent display , against Wales in Cardiff last week , made the capacity crowd wince .
8 The prospects for the world trading system are serious and those most directly concerned will carry a heavy responsibility . ’
9 If this chance is missed , the prospects for the world trading system are serious and those most directly concerned will carry a heavy responsibility . ’
10 Victories for both Brits would propel them to within one fight of a king-sized domestic dust-up for the world crown that could be worth around £5 million next summer .
11 Nigel Mansell hopes for the world crown … that 's his driving force …
12 BRITAIN 'S Nigel Short and Russia 's Gary Kasparov finally begin their £1.6m battle for the world crown in London on Tuesday .
13 After that contest , Docherty expects to fight Vincenzo Belcastro , ranked fourth in the world , for the European title and also use that contest as an eliminator for the right to box for the world crown .
14 Mitchell , who had turned down a place in Scotland 's team for the world cross-country trial to concentrate on his marathon commitments , clocked 2hr 21min 56 sec .
15 After paying for her younger sister 's lavish wedding last autumn he had begun saving for the world cruise he had promised her mother for their thirtieth wedding anniversary .
16 ‘ I gather you 're going to be joining us for the world cruise ? ’
17 He was an observer there for the World Federation for the Protection of Animals .
18 In 1974 Willie 's caddying career nearly ended when he succumbed to pneumonia and asthma after taking Jerry Heard around Wentworth for the World Matchplay .
19 I got a letter from Lee saying I 'd be carrying his bag for the 1968 Alcan at Birkdale and for the World Matchplay .
20 Any reduction in North American grain yields has potentially severe consequences for the world grain market in terms of food shortages , especially for Third World nations with poor purchasing power .
21 The manner of Biggs 's defeat was to say the least surprising and on this evidence Mason has still a long way to go before he can think of himself as a genuine contender for the world championship .
22 Bookmakers Ladbrokes are catching up with the odds on races on four wheels instead of four legs and offering odds on Senna ( 11–8 ) and Prost ( 7–4 ) for the world championship during the week the cars were being loaded for the opening grand prix in Phoenix .
23 His 6–4 win , his fifth of the season over the Liverpudlian , gave him a psychological advantage for the World Championship at Sheffield .
24 In July 1990 , he grabbed the last qualifying place for the World Championship cycle in a hard-fought tournament in Manila by defeating Mikhail Gurevich , one of Kasparov 's former trainers , in the final game from a position most players would have given up as a draw .
25 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 .
26 Reshevsky went on to lose an interzonal play-off for the World Championship in 1964 and was beaten again in the quarter-finals four years later .
27 Only 26 players will qualify for the World Championship , either by winning one of the Majors or one of the official events on the European , Japanese , Australian/New Zealand or Asian Tours .
28 There are 800 professionals round the world now compared with the days 20 years ago when they struggled to find enough pros to compete for the world championship .
29 next stop for the powerboaters is Hungary … the race for the world championship is floating … flying faster than ever …
30 as the race for the world championship hots up its time now to catch up with all the rest of the sports news …
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