Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember that my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian challenged the Prime Minister to comment on the increase , and he answered that the chairman must be worth that salary . |
| 2 | Economists believe that the boost to the labour force may be worth an additional 1 per cent a year in the early 1990s . |
| 3 | She asked why women 's labour should be worth less than that of men . |
| 4 | Terms of the agreement were not disclosed , but observers say the deal must be worth over £200m . |
| 5 | The standard price of village cattle ranged from ten to twenty rupees a head , but those in poor condition could be worth as little as five rupees and bulls from India as much as eighty rupees . |
| 6 | A marble and a stalls back seat could be worth several minutes of noisy bagatelle . |
| 7 | Virgin last night refused to comment , but estimates are that the deal could be worth well in excess of £50m , making it one of the largest investments by a Japanese organisation in a UK company . |
| 8 | Chairman Sir John Hall made that pledge yesterday and the deal could be worth £1 million to Keegan . |
| 9 | The deal could be worth up to $15m . |
| 10 | The aim of the USRC was to create just such an impression as Disraeli had done — that Unionist action would be worth more than Liberal words — and they often quoted him with pride . |
| 11 | A 1964 pound would be worth £8.96 today , so the £1228.46 for our Austin-Healey ( including overdrive , wire wheels , heater , telescopic steering column and seat belts ) equates to £11,006 . |
| 12 | Over one year , a £10 a month investment would be worth a respectable £143.26 now , if it could have been placed in the same hypothetical fund . |
| 13 | A highly sensitive immunohistochemical technique was used ( avidin-biotin complex ) and it is unlikely that any improvement on the methodology would be worth while . |
| 14 | Year of registration and the number-plate prefix both influence what the car will be worth when it 's older , making November/December and June/July the least sensible times to buy . |
| 15 | The programme will be worth 380 MECU of Community funds and , according to the Common Position , the breakdown between the different application areas will be : |
| 16 | And if , as seems likely , the election confirms support for reform , the costs of the no-confidence vote will be worth bearing . |
| 17 | The manufacturer reckons that the deal will be worth in the region of £100m over the next few years as Cambridge-based Ionica rolls out its UK network . |
| 18 | Whereas in one , an iron axehead may be a tool used for woodworking and cutting down trees , in another it may be a unit of value — a cow might be worth two axeheads , for example . |
| 19 | In the office , a choice desk location by the window or near the coffee machine may be worth defending . |
| 20 | Other points you will need to consider include : what type of investment policy would suit you ; what size contributions ( within Inland Revenue allowed limits ) you could realistically afford ; and what , after deduction of administrative and other charges , your plan might be worth when you come to retire . |
| 21 | The help would be worth about £10,000,000 ( US$18,000,000 ) in the first year . |
| 22 | Taking the present bullion value of gold as 400 dollars , the ducat or florin would be worth in present British money about £30 . |
| 23 | The new peso would be worth 10,000 australes or the equivalent of one US dollar , in line with " dollarization " . |
| 24 | To take an oversimplified example : if an investor buys marks at three to the pound , and the pound falls until it is valued at just two marks , every pound of the original stake will be worth £1.50 at the new rate . |
| 25 | And for one private hospital , the contract could be worth up to 180,000 pounds . |
| 26 | The difference may be worth more than £2 billion . |
| 27 | In a very rich catalogue of experience , the Great Patriotic War may be worth the balance of the collection . |
| 28 | A picture may be worth a thousand words but you 'll still need some text to explain what the pictures are about ! |
| 29 | Although a picture may be worth a thousand words the reader still needs to know what the picture relates to . |
| 30 | The package should be worth around A$100 million . |