For these men, says Mr Philbrick, the Plains were a strange and unworldly place.

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How did so unworldly a group get involved in such worldly dealings?

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This fraternal, almost unworldly attitude is a common feature of many COINs.

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Thanks to the elegant understatement of Mr. Hill's portrayal, the unworldly Pete provides a wonderful foil to Mr. Pitt's eccentric, flamboyant Billy in just about every scene they share.

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It would be unworldly to expect a government on the eve of an election to be explicit about its intended cuts, and the depths of a recession are not the place to wield the axe anyway.

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He could seem unworldly.

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