And he pointed out that no world leader has turned down an invitation to take part.
So far there are no world records for the largest panettone, nor for the Russian version.
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For Argentina's captain there will be no World Cup rematch with Michael Owen.
Does it matter if Britain has no world-class investment banks of its own?
No rock is too high, no world too distant as Mr Dalton leaps the giant stage in a leggy one-two-three.
Had there been no world financial turmoil the Fed would surely have raised rates by now to cool the excessive pace of growth.
There can be no world in which everything we want is all possible and the attempt to realise Utopia just brings about tears and farce.
No trophy, no parade, no Disney World, no Letterman appearance.
Last week's Bridgestone Invitational winner Adam Scott is among three players just three shots off the lead, while world No.2 Lee Westwood is four off the pace after a 68 and world No.1 Luke Donald is six behind after carding a 71.
American Andy Roddick advanced with a 6-3 6-4 6-1 success over Dutch world No. 53 Robin Haase, and the 15th seed will next play fellow former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.
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The world No. 8, handed a wildcard entry and seeded third in the absence of injured world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, bounced back after suffering first-round defeats at the Australian Open and Chennai Open.
World No. 2 Woods has committed to both WGC events plus the Honda Classic, starting February 28, where he tied for second last year behind world No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
World No. 1 Djokovic and his predecessor Nadal hope to draw 80, 000 fans -- which would smash the previous record set by Belgian Kim Clijsters and fellow former world No. 1 American Serena Williams in Brussels.
World No. 1 Tigers Woods finished tied for sixth after a disappointing 72 in the European Tour event in China, while world No. 4 Paul Casey pulled out after only two holes of his final round due to a recurrence of his rib problem.
Former world No. 1's and Serbian Fed Cup teammates Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic will attempt to recapture their best results while German trio Sabine Lisicki, Julia Goerges and Angelique Kerber are likely to make a push in the absence of world No. 10 Andrea Petkovic who withdrew Wednesday, citing a stress fracture in her lower back.
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He, like his parents, had been born into slavery, and knew no other world beyond the small tract of tidewater Maryland where he was raised.
No wonder World Bank president James Wolfensohn (an Australian-born American) warns that huge segments of the world's poor -- including those in China and India -- will lose access to concessional financing, if the IFIAC recommendations are followed.
To cap it all off, Adele's 2008 record, "19, " finds itself as the tenth-highest selling record so far this year with 539, 000 sold, making her the first artist to have two albums in the top 10 since Justin Bieber scored a pair halfway through 2010 with "My World 2.0" at No. 2 and "My World" at No. 9.
The sports world is no different from the elite world of modern dance in that a whole lot can happen in just a few decades.
There was no such trouble for Serena Williams in the women's event, as the world No. 1 reached the semifinals after seeing off a spirited Li Na of China.
Daniela Hantuchova had earlier won 7-5 6-2 against Bojana Jovanovski, elevated to No. 1 in the home Serbian team due to the late withdrawals of former world No. 1s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic through injury.
In the three years that he and Foley have been working together, Rose has risen from No. 76 in the world rankings to No. 5 and, depending on how you slice and dice the data, is now either the best pure ball striker in golf or merely one of them.
The Serbians' hopes of going through to the last four may rest on Viktor Troicki, who was beaten in five sets by American No. 1 Sam Querrey in the second singles rubber after being asked to replace the injured world No. 10 Janko Tipsarevic.
Federer, world No. 2, defeated Tomas Berdych in the 2012 Madrid final and is looking for a 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, which would see him draw level with Nadal's tally.
This old meets new world in Makkah no doubt is a whole new world for many of the pilgrims, some of them from far-flung villages where many haven't even been on a plane before, let alone had a McDonald's Big Mac.
An accredited distance-learning programme offers them a good alternative and access to a world-ranked school, no matter where in the world they are based.
With no means of communicating with the outside world, and no other human beings within thousands of miles, this was the Edwardian equivalent of an Apollo moon shot, but one that lasted years, not months.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will also line up in the six-man, three-day event.
The world No. 1 was then asked about comments about her from American starlet Sloane Stephens.
The World No.5 from China beat America's Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets 6-4 6-3.
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