Example sentences of "[prep] the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have also followed his preparations for the world title bout with Karpov , some of us , it must be confessed , with a certain amount of incredulity , since , however much these world championship matches are now dependent on stamina rather than brilliance , it has struck more than a few people that a chess player is not a footballer , in particular a fifty-year-old self-exiled Russian Grandmaster is not a footballer , and that to think that by training like one he will become as fit is not only an illusion , it is a dangerous illusion . |
| 2 | Too late for me and too late for the world . |
| 3 | ‘ You can not have expected such a satisfactory development for the World at such a late stage in the debate . ’ |
| 4 | You are surprised that the Council could not do more for the World . |
| 5 | I was surprised that the Council could not do more for the World . |
| 6 | By contrast , the metaphysical question of what the preconditions are for the world 's being accessible to thought was uppermost for Plato and Aristotle . |
| 7 | There was an added incentive this year for the students as it was their last opportunity to catch the eye of Sue Rich , captain and selector of the British Team for the World Student Games which take place later this year . |
| 8 | Drummond 's dream of a climb for the world |
| 9 | Poet and visionary climber Edwin Drummond is about to achieve his ambition of a United Nations Climb for the World , now sponsored by the Sheffield firm Fretwell-Downing Datasystems . |
| 10 | I would n't give him up for the world . ’ |
| 11 | FOR Captain Marvel read Captain Miracle : Bryan Robson , whom England had sadly written out of their plans for the World Cup qualifying match against Poland a week tomorrow , may be fit to play in Chorzow after all . |
| 12 | It was immediately assumed that Robson , who had missed England 's 0-0 draw in Sweden last month because of bruised ribs , would again be absent when his country strove to acquire the further point they need in Poland to ensure qualification for the World Cup finals next summer . |
| 13 | SIMON PARKE , the 17-year-old Yorkshireman , made the selectors feel a little more comfortable by qualifying for the World Open here yesterday . |
| 14 | Matchmaking is a precise art and never more so than when practised by Terry Lawless and Mickey Duff whose most notable achievement so far was to manoeuvre Frank Bruno into a hugely profitable contest against Tyson for the world heavyweight championship . |
| 15 | The British team ‘ MO ’ join high society for the World Skydiving Championship in Gerona , Spain . |
| 16 | ‘ At last we are getting the reward for our hard work and we will be challenging for the world title ourselves in a couple of years , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Tommy Wright , the Newcastle United goalkeeper , has withdrawn from the Northern Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifying tie against the Republic in Dublin . |
| 18 | Bryan Robson , doubtful for the World Cup match against Poland 24 hours ago , returned for United last night to cruise for 20 minutes before erupting into Captain Marvel , never shirking a tackle and being denied two goals only by the crossbar and a brilliant diving save from Alan Knight . |
| 19 | Her Royal Highness , Patron , Universiade ‘ 91 World Student Games , afterwards visited Sheffield to view facilities relating to preparations for the World Student Games and was received on arrival by her Majesty 's Lord-Lieutenant for South Yorkshire ( Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Neill ) . |
| 20 | Bryan Robson was yesterday officially added to the England squad for the World Cup qualifying game with Poland in Chorzow next Wednesday . |
| 21 | Before a demoralising defeat when challenging Mike Tyson for the world heavyweight championship two years ago Biggs would have probably been too dangerous a proposition for Mason but something has gone from him since then and he was unable to fulfil bold pre-fight assertions . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | BRYAN ROBSON was yesterday officially added to the England squad for the World Cup qualifying game with Poland in Chorzow next Wednesday . |
| 24 | England require just one more point to ensure their place for the World Cup finals in Italy next summer and Robson said : ‘ Everybody knows the importance of the game . |
| 25 | We are surprised FIFA have waited until now to make their high-risk ruling , particularly as Northern Ireland can not now qualify for the World Cup finals . ’ |
| 26 | The future of the fixture depends on the commitment of the Australians , however , and after two consecutive defeats , the enthusiasm for the World Club Challenge Down Under is more difficult to gauge . |
| 27 | He stands by what he said , and , sadly , many of his criticisms are still valid : the team have still not bought a video camera despite a large injection of cash from the Sports Council and no one could say that the preparation training for the world championships — one weekend in the Kendal Judo Club — has been anything but derisory . |
| 28 | Fulham defender Jeff Hopkins has been recalled to the Welsh squad for the World Cup qualifier against The Netherlands as a replacement for Kevin Ratcliffe . |
| 29 | The International Squash Players ' Association said it will take action this week on the 20-year-old Pakistani , and the likelihood is a fine and a zero point score for the World Open . |
| 30 | YUGOSLAVIA , already qualified for the World Cup finals , maintained their unbeaten run in Group Five by beating Norway 1-0 last night , despite having only 10 men from the 13th minute . |