Example sentences of "[adv] in the world " in BNC.

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1 Those people always get on better in the world than decent men . ’
2 He has many characteristics irritating to Britons , especially in the world of finance — he is an intellectual , a socialist and a polymath who walks the world stage , but is suspected of putting French interests first .
3 Merson drew special attention to the spread of AIDS among women , especially in the world 's poorest regions , saying that " by the year 2000 , more than half of all newly infected adults may be women " .
4 On the other hand , he wrote , if you do n't see this clearly at the start you only produce more crap and there 's enough in the world already .
5 England twice beat them easily enough in the World Cup ( by 138 runs and eight wickets ) , but in the opening match of that competition , Pakistan only succeeded in defending 267 against them by 15 runs .
6 The view that applied studies should be of equal value and status with the theoretical is far too little understood in this country , almost alone in the world .
7 Stella is a wild card both in the deepest recesses of Serena 's own mind and in the domain of middlemen , for Stella is the only character in the novel who is exempt from this status : ‘ Stella was in effect her own middleman , alone in the world , selling her personality , and very badly ’ ( 30 ) .
8 Rather like a pressed flower , all alone in the world . "
9 She is the daughter of an officer in the army , but I think now alone in the world and with little money .
10 It became clear that while Smith 's claim was logically valid in an abstract world , it was unlikely to be so in the world .
11 ‘ I just want to be sure that there 'll be one stupid incompetent fuck less in the world ! ’
12 You can see this infatuation not only in the world of pornography , but on prime-time TV as well .
13 This is more of the same , only in the world of opera .
14 They recognize that in many ways they are junior players not only in the world league , but also within Europe .
15 It is not only in the world of high finance that fraud has occurred .
16 Christine , who lives in Fairfields , Stockton , spends her time working voluntarily as an equivalent of Marje Proops or Claire Rayner — only in the world of animals rather than humans .
17 It is also a must for anyone who wants a better understanding of , and comment on the events that are reported daily in the World 's Press .
18 He had become a major in the military at twenty four and achieved much in the world in prosperity and position , but it had been an uphill climb .
19 Who would have thought that the Oakland As , celebrated by Mr Will and thought to be a collection of giants , would have been blown away in the World Series by a bunch of journeymen from Cincinnati ?
20 She was far away in the world of her imagination .
21 The early part of the band 's career witnessed incredible international success , making them undoubtedly the best known exponents of rockabilly in the world — no mean feat for three guys just out of their teens .
22 Hofmann returned to Berlin , to the most prestigious chair of chemistry in Germany and thus in the world , in 1865 , somewhat disappointed at the slow development of chemistry in Britain .
23 I will keep them , for your sake , Eric , till I die … you Eric , who I love best in the world . ’
24 Susan and Gay were the people she liked best in the world , and when her father died she had made a mental vow that she would do everything in her power to make life happy for this sister of hers who had worked so hard and shown such courage .
25 PRINCESS Diana will spend this Christmas wracked with heartache , separated from everyone she loves best in the world .
26 But this Anne Mowbray would stop at nothing — she would chance all to be alone with him she loved best in the world ; on one throw of the dice …
27 1990 voted Best in the World ( France ) and Master of the Art ( USA ) .
28 He was her brother , and she loved him best in the world after her own parents .
29 Normally , the Italian is one of the two or three best in the world at the latter event and this opening race will gauge her recovery .
30 That was his decree for the man he loved best in the world .
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