Example sentences of "[noun pl] be worth [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A character with Metallurgy will know of the adulteration , one with Numismatics will know the coins are worth less than face value . |
| 2 | People say that Lee is either precious or lazy ( make up yer minds , f—wits ! ) , but it 's become manifest that these songs are worth all the tons of grief and introspection and the endless re-tuning . |
| 3 | None of your navel-lint , tit-licking pen-fuckers so infatuated with the twitchings of the ego they remain sublimely indifferent to the obscene fact that their words are worth less than the flies tormenting the eyelids of an African child . |
| 4 | Smith 's job is to make people see he could care less , can do something about Britain 's problems and that his words are worth more than those of Johnny Devaluation . |
| 5 | If this failed , words were assigned weights on an inverse term frequency basis ( uncommon words are worth more than common words ) , and the system would look for records containing just some of the words of the search . |
| 6 | Rabbit skins fetched 1d or 2d , depending on the season , jam jars were 1d for 6 of the one pound size , rags were worth more if sorted before selling , into wools and cottons whilst the price of scrap metal varied greatly . |
| 7 | Nigel says the support of the fans is worth half a second a lap and he believes that people power helps him to win |
| 8 | If this right to emit sparks is worth more to the railway than stopping the sparks is to the farmers ( because suppressing sparks is costly , say ) , then the railway will buy the right to emit sparks from the farmers , and the damage will continue . |
| 9 | But when , as his friend and director Mike Nichols asserts , an actor has inscribed upon popular history a character who has influenced the modern male personality , as did Henry Fonda , James Cagney , Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart , his personal idiosyncrasies are worth more than a cursory glance . |
| 10 | ‘ Some things are worth more than money . ’ |
| 11 | Still , some things are worth another look — the bizarre and burlesque nature of saxman Lee Thompson 's two solo spots emphasises hidden depths , as does Mike Barson 's adept way with a Motown backliner rhythm . |
| 12 | Robin Launders , Manchester United 's finance director , told ACCOUNTANCY that the company thought it appropriate to disclose the value attributed to players in the directors ' report in a similar way to the publication of information when properties were worth more than the balance sheet value . |
| 13 | Small haulage businesses trading as limited companies are typical of the road transport industry , so the incidence of tax on these firms is worth some examination . |
| 14 | For patients , continued trust in the basis for their doctor 's decisions is worth more than the possibility of quicker access to elective surgery . |
| 15 | Such mortgage relief on interest payments to banks and building societies is worth some 15% of the gross monthly payments . |
| 16 | ( b ) the attractions of the target to the offeror ( eg asset value , economies of scale , future performance , pension scene surplus etc ) may be such that , in its eyes , the target 's shares are worth more than their market price ; |
| 17 | This is less important than in a share sale where the difficulty of the purchaser , without an express damage statement , is to show that the shares are worth less than the purchaser paid for them , as a reduction in the assets or increase in the liabilities does not necessarily reduce the price of the shares . |
| 18 | Kelly said : ‘ It 's not right that the end of year events are worth more than the early season classics just because the interest has got to be maintained to the finish . ’ |