Example sentences of "the paper it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Without the money to pay for your promises , your manifesto is not worth the paper it is written on , ’ said Mr Lamont . |
| 2 | At this stage the author uses the light box to see through the paper , and by turning over the paper it is possible to drawn in with pencil on the reverse , a rough copper track layout which will link up the components in accordance with the circuit diagram . |
| 3 | The new Air Quality Management Plan is the most comprehensive of its kind : not perhaps in its approach to tree conservation — the paper it is written on stacks three feet high — but in its determination to force producers and consumers to stop passing on their muck by law . |
| 4 | The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea , Rabbie Namaliu , rejected the independence declaration as invalid , unlawful and " not worth the paper it is written on " . |
| 5 | THE much-vaunted BS5750 quality standard is hardly worth the paper it is written on , according to a major study of British manufacturing industry published yesterday . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | If the charter is to be worth more than the paper it is printed on we need guarantees that appropriate action will be taken to the satisfaction of the public , and in particular , the complainant . |
| 8 | If the charter is to be worth more than the paper it is printed on we need guarantees that appropriate action will be taken to the satisfaction of the public , and in particular , the complainant . |
| 9 | If it is not , and the garage or other body running the extended warranty scheme goes out of business , the warranty will be worth no more than the paper it is written on . |