Example sentences of "[be] not worth [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheap reels are not worth a second thought . |
| 2 | One reason for this resistance might be the common idea that language is ‘ trivial ’ , so linguistic reforms are not worth the trouble they cause . |
| 3 | Since women are not worth the booze you buy them |
| 4 | One , one might argue that erm one might argue that there is a cynical implication thereupon , one might argue that but , but in i i in exactly the same way at the moment you might argue that all the assurances they 've given on Hong Kong are , are not worth the paper they 're written on and , and , and as soon as the , soon as you get through to nineteen ninety seven they 'll walk in . |
| 5 | So before you decide that you 're not worth a hundred and fifty thousand pound do actually sit down and work it out . |
| 6 | After a clash with ITV interviewer Gary Newbon , Benn rounded on the ‘ armchair critics who said I 'm washed up ’ and blasted : ‘ They are n't worth a hand job . ’ |
| 7 | The cults in this country are n't worth a damn , we all know that . |
| 8 | ‘ Then our lives are n't worth a beggar 's shit . ’ |
| 9 | they 're a band you love to hate , far more than the Manic Street Preachers , who crave to be loathed but simply are n't worth the effort . |
| 10 | The male contestants , the jury found , were not worth a mention . |
| 11 | All the carefully prepared summaries and analyses were not worth the paper they were printed on . |
| 12 | • many valuations ( independently prepared of not ) were n't worth the paper they were written on . |
| 13 | A determined show of political resistance from Mr Yeltsin and his supporters in other republics might help convince many old-fashioned Russian nationalists that hanging on to the Baltic republics is not worth a fight . |
| 14 | ALL THE PAIN THAT MONEY CAN BUY : The Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright Gollancz , £5.99 MANY MIGHT think that Christina Onassis 's 37 years of life , notable only for her four marriages and succession of lovers , is not worth a full-scale biography , certainly not one of almost 400 pages . |
| 15 | The whole of French music is not worth a sou … |
| 16 | Solidarity with the Spanish Republic undermined the pacifism of many on the left , and Russell knew that he was swimming against the tide when he urged the friends of peace to ‘ avoid the crusading spirit … in relation to Spain , on the grounds that even the best cause is not worth a great war . ’ |
| 17 | It is not worth a mention but for the fact its distribution and promotion is funded by our own dear British Film Institute . |
| 18 | The love of old men is not worth a lot , |
| 19 | Even heads who do not share this cartel mentality may find that aggressive expansion is not worth the candle . |
| 20 | Before 1994 , the suggested date for introducing reforms , it may decide that the change is not worth the political and administrative pain . |
| 21 | ‘ Without the money to pay for your promises , your manifesto is not worth the paper it is written on , ’ said Mr Lamont . |
| 22 | It will provide you with two sides of an A4 sheet giving you very little detail about the property except that it is or is not worth the agreed purchase price . |
| 23 | Whatever may be the attitude of any individual teacher , if s/he does not receive adequate support from the school in implementing change , s/he is likely to give up , or decide that the innovation is not worth the extra time and energy required . |
| 24 | With roses that are normally grown on their own roots , propagating your own by cuttings is quite feasible , but with H.T.s , many Floribundas and those which are budded and grafted , apart from the fun it is not worth the trouble . |
| 25 | The economic gain from foreign contracts is not worth the risk to national property . |
| 26 | Perhaps the straining of language is not worth the effort . |
| 27 | Hector believes that ‘ She is not worth the holding ’ , and , ‘ T is mad idolatry To make the service greater than the god ’ ; But Troilus counters with the statement : |
| 28 | A MINISTERIAL assurance of Government cash to extend two Darlington schools is not worth the paper it is written on , Labour 's education spokeswoman , Hilary Armstrong , claimed yesterday . |
| 29 | Otherwise you could be changing status now only to change back again very shortly and it is not worth the upheaval for what would only be a marginal difference . ’ |
| 30 | it is not worth the salesperson 's time to let the buyer finish . |