Example sentences of "the world this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenneth Grahame , the man who gave the world this masterpiece in 1908 , was an escapist . |
| 2 | In an interview on radio 's The World this Weekend , he said : ‘ I 've got a belief in the merits of consensus for itself . ’ |
| 3 | In an interview with William Hardcastle on BBC Radio 4 's ‘ The World This Weekend ’ , the text of which was published in the Irish News on 7 October , Craig introduced two themes which were to be repeated over and over during the next few days . |
| 4 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd , speaking on BBC 's The World This Weekend , said : ‘ On past form a great many members are looking to make up their minds at the last moment . |
| 5 | Nevertheless Mr Wyatt — a key member of the board of management responsible for the day-to-day running of the BBC — conceded on Radio 4 's the World This Weekend that Mr Birt 's battered reputation would need time to recover . |
| 6 | Only a week ago , the right hon. Gentleman appeared on BBC Radio 's ’ The World this Weekend ’ and dug with the vigour of a navvy . |
| 7 | Wroughton airfield near Swindon was the busiest in the world this weekend , as more than fifteen hundred aircraft flew in for the largest rally of its kind outside the United States . |
| 8 | Australia 's match-winning legspinner broke hearts on both sides of the world this weekend by announcing his engagement to his Melbourne sweetheart Simone Callahan . |
| 9 | But Roy Hattersley 's performance on BBC radio 's The World this Weekend was not only laughable , but downright pathetic . |
| 10 | We need to condemn that and get on with what the public desperately wants to see … action to try to respond to what they see around them on the ground , ’ he said on Radio 4 's The World This Weekend . |
| 11 | Mr Wyatt — a key member of the board of management responsible for the day-to-day running of the BBC — conceded on BBC Radio 4 's The World This Weekend programme that Mr Birt 's battered reputation would need time to recover . |
| 12 | He told BBC Radio 4 's The World This Weekend : ‘ We are unhappy with people like William Waldegrave and Virginia Bottomley . |
| 13 | But it is a sign of the times that in many universities around the world this kind of approach is actually ahead of the British system , largely because language awareness can be built into reading courses as part of the overall language-learning curriculum . |
| 14 | Promoter Andy Norman is hailing the line-up at the National Indoor Arena as the finest he has assembled in 20 years — and the best anywhere in the world this winter . |
| 15 | The huge two-hour buying and selling coup , boosted by his pay and other bonuses , makes Michael Eisner the highest paid business executive in the world this year with a total salary of £131 million . |
| 16 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41secs , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43secs . |
| 17 | It was also the quickest 400 metres hurdles in the world this year — clinching her place in history as the first European to win this event . |
| 18 | THE FAST LANE SUPER Sally Gunnell set a scorching pace right from the off in Barcelona last night to clock the quickest 400m hurdles in the world this year . |
| 19 | It was also the quickest 400 metres hurdles in the world this year — clinching her place in history as the first European to win this event . |
| 20 | The 26-year-old Welsh ace won the Golden Gala sprint hurdles title with the fastest time in the world this year 13.11secs . |
| 21 | The 26-year-old Welsh ace won the Golden Gala sprint hurdles title with the fastest time in the world this year 13.11secs . |
| 22 | THE first glimpse of Britain 's trading position with the rest of the world this year showed today that the trade gap remained broadly stable . |
| 23 | THE first glimpse of Britain 's trading position with the rest of the world this year shows that the trade gap remains broadly stable . |
| 24 | A notable absentee from this year 's world top 20 breaststroke rankings , the double Olympic medallist 's time in the 200 metres final of 2mins 11.56secs was the quickest in the world this year by 3.26 seconds , and only 0.33 outside Norbert Rozsa 's European record . |
| 25 | A notable absentee from this year 's world top 20 breaststroke rankings , the double Olympic medallist 's time in the 200 metres final of 2mins 11.56secs was the quickest in the world this year by 3.26 seconds , and only 0.33 outside Norbert Rozsa 's European record . |
| 26 | ‘ It will be one of the top 25 meetings in the world this year and will attract all the top athletes before the Olympic Games because it will be their last big test before Barcelona , ’ said Andy Norman , the British Amateur Athletic Board promotions officer . |
| 27 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41secs , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43secs . |
| 28 | He was timed at a Canadian record 7.41 , the fastest time in the world this year , with Jackson adjudged to have gained the silver , though both he and Dees were clocked at 7.43 . |
| 29 | The World This Week |
| 30 | The World This Week |