Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] be worth " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus-America investors spent more than $ 12 million , in large part to develop a sophisticated unmanned submersible , called Nemo , for a return that may be worth as much as $ 1 billion . |
| 2 | ‘ The ECC looks like a practical , realistic design incorporating features that must be worth pursuing further , ’ said one judge . |
| 3 | One practical point that might be worth talking over during the consultation process is whether there are any alternative posts for which you are suitable . |
| 4 | To the Victorian mind — and Tolkien , like Ivy Compton-Burnett , was born in 1892 , and proudly a native of that age — a hatred of industrial capitalism was more naturally conservative , even Conservative , than radical — a wholly sensible view that might be worth recovering ; and The Lord of the Rings is a conservative tract for green England and the moral attributes of a pre-industrial world . |
| 5 | Another thing that might be worth doing as well I mean do n't make it too complicated we ought to about which things to put in . |
| 6 | Please come if you think you have any experiences to contribute as we want to try to find out who is using which scheme and to air hypotheses that might be worth studying . |
| 7 | I shall cite one league table comparison that might be worth considering . |
| 8 | Calculations of this kind can be particularly time-consuming ( especially since there is generally no end to the scenarios that might be worth examining ) and considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software that will run efficiently . |
| 9 | That 's I want , do n't do n't chuck old and ancient things away that might be worth a lot of money later on . |
| 10 | Victories for both Brits would propel them to within one fight of a king-sized domestic dust-up for the world crown that could be worth around £5 million next summer . |
| 11 | Greg Dyke , chairman of ITV Sport , would not go into details but it is believed that ITV 's interest will extend to a sponsorship package that could be worth around £80m over four years . |
| 12 | The affronted lover tried to interrupt , to insist that Gaby was under his protection and that the arrangement was impossible , but Modigliani insisted that he had painted several portraits of Madame in the nude that would be worth ‘ thousands ’ one day and pressed one on her luckless lover . |
| 13 | There is another option which , strangely , has not been debated — something rather more flexible that would be worth trying first . |
| 14 | He hemmed and hawed and rambled through a number of subjects before making a sideways approach to what he really seemed to need , which was any useful or memorable detail that would be worth noting about the previous night 's client . |
| 15 | You could still transfer stitches by hand tooling but , except when working small motifs , this would take more time than would be worth the effort . |
| 16 | In addition , the curved lines of the dome shape offers little wind resistance and may be worth considering if you are planning to erect a greenhouse on a windy site . |
| 17 | It does have most of the standard features and may be worth ordering . |
| 18 | The agreement covers high capacity integrated services digital networks terminal adapters , circuit back up units and digital multiplexers , dial-up and leased-line modems , and network management products and support services , and could be worth up to £40m to Racal-Datacom over the next three years . |
| 19 | What I am saying is that a lot of the common English objections to Ezra Pound have substance , and would be worth taking seriously , if only we could be sure that they were advanced in good faith , in humility , and with compassion . |
| 20 | This really is vintage material and would be worth the strongest recommendation at any price . |
| 21 | He is a largely forgotten naturalist now but this book has been reprinted several times and would be worth finding in a library to start off an interest in deer in children . |
| 22 | This offers more options and would be worth considering if you are going to do a lot of editing . |
| 23 | Under an agreement signed in Havana on April 17 , 1990 , it was announced that the volume of Cuban-Soviet trade would increase in the next year by 8.7 per cent compared with 1989 , and would be worth up to 9,200 million roubles ( US$15,160 million ) . |
| 24 | Let us talk about reductions in corporation tax , which are still feeding through the economy and will be worth £1 billion to industry in the next year . |
| 25 | Ledbetter , who was attracted to the subsidiary out of patriotic , America-first aspirations , believes the until will be worth $100m in two years . |