Example sentences of "to the world of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a world of compacts and bargains , of the control of present and future by ritual , a world dominated by the absolute power of words once spoken to bring order to the world of actions and social relations , an order which needs other words to dispel . |
| 2 | Or we jerk awake to the world of possessions |
| 3 | There is a loose connection between men , forest and spirits , and they stand in collective opposition to the world of women which centres on the villages and the clearings . |
| 4 | Within the Christian context women must necessarily refer to , and exercise a dependence upon , the world of men , of a kind which men would not conceive of having in relation to the world of women . |
| 5 | Once man has habituated himself to the world of emotions which is a form of the transcendent , it is possible for him to cross into it at will . |
| 6 | From the pain of love … to the world of dreams . |
| 7 | I began the day ‘ delving below the surface of visible reality to the world of molecules ’ , explaining how an understanding of molecular structure can be used to explain , among other things , why sugar tastes sweet , why fats are fattening and how to avoid yucky green-grey slushy cabbage . |
| 8 | When applied to the world of goods , such approaches therefore tend to subsume the whole spectrum of industrial commodities under a variety of notions of cultural dominance . |
| 9 | He knew this not just because Uncle Titch said he had — you could n't believe anything a grown-up told you , and Uncle Titch belonged to the world of grown-ups even if he was n't — but because of the tricks he could do . |
| 10 | Open your children 's eyes and minds to the world of books in The Red House — it could be the start they 'll always thank you for . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , although this is clearly an important and interesting exhibition it is not one that we would wish to accommodate here , essentially because — practicalities aside — we are not a general art exhibition venue , and as a matter of policy only mount displays which relate to our collections or , more broadly , to the world of books . |
| 12 | I have always enjoyed reading books but feel privileged to read these two books , simply because of the hardships suffered by Celie and Ponyboy in the quest for access to the world of books and knowledge , that because of their poverty they were not always able to afford . |
| 13 | But for many having a racehorse belongs to the world of rolls royces and luxury yachts … |
| 14 | Likewise parables and ethical sayings are largely directed to the world of men . |
| 15 | Fergus knew the stories ; he knew how it was whispered that once inside the Prison of Hostages no one ever returned to the world of Men , but to Fergus , who had led the Fiana from the age of eighteen , and who knew the secrets and the devices and the weaknesses of half the ancient fortresses in Ireland , no prison was ever sealed so utterly and so completely that there was not a way out of it . |
| 16 | Athelstan dosed his eyes , praying from whatever psalm he could remember to fend off the awful terrors which clung to the world of men . |
| 17 | A truck waits on the shore to return us to the world of air-conditioners , crisp white sheets and hot showers , a world sustained by the river , and one whose insatiable demands are destroying it . |
| 18 | The underlying fear was that if we accepted any connection we would be back to the world of incomes policy . |
| 19 | He wants to escape to the world of memory-residues , of disconnected images , for that is the world of fantasy , the world of fairy-tales and myths … |
| 20 | They wish to develop alternatives to the traditional approaches that have given privileged positions to discoveries , innovative theories , to the world of ideas . |
| 21 | One day , Bonney decided it was time to return to the world of cars and concrete and people . |