Example sentences of "it is worth [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth photocopying the more useful reading lists , and filing them in classified order in a pamphlet bibliography collection . |
| 2 | It is worth distinguishing between the management power structure and the general production structure , because what we have got increasingly are quite a lot of women at the professional level , working in individual production teams , as producers and directors of individual series or individual programmes . |
| 3 | It is worth distinguishing between Morgenthau 's general view of the proper conduct of a science and his specific account of international relations , conceived scientifically . |
| 4 | Obviously , the way you sound is up to you , but it is worth deploying all the resources you have to ensure a decent quality of recording and to present the cassette in an appealing way . |
| 5 | Using some scraps of board , it is worth experimenting with exposure times to optimise the UV time period . |
| 6 | In particular , it is worth experimenting with the direction of both the roll and the stall turn to see if any improvement can be found . |
| 7 | Meat should not be eaten more than once a day ; and fish is increasingly thought of as healthier — oily fish is useful in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis — and you may feel it is worth substituting fish for meat as a main meal twice a week . |
| 8 | It is worth skipping through the rest just to read them , but their bearing on the story proper — Belbo is a man who missed his moment , and conspiracy theory is the refuge of the disappointed — is specious . |
| 9 | Which shows that it is worth complaining instead of just accepting a raw deal . |
| 10 | When Neill and Buchanan challenge what is many boxing fans ' most cherished theory , it is worth delving into the social backgrounds of all the world champions and many leading contenders . |
| 11 | The police officer on patrol has to ask whether it is worth proceeding with and against every suspect , and will often decide it is not worth it . |
| 12 | It is worth buying covered elastic bands or using a ribbon . |
| 13 | There is so much to see that it is worth buying a good guide book . |
| 14 | You do need a mouse to run this program but it is that good it is worth buying one just to play . |
| 15 | Before looking at the outcomes of regional policy , it is worth stating again that financial incentives are only one of the two strands of regional policy — the other is the industrial development certificate system through which the government can refuse applications for industrial expansion in prosperous areas thus encouraging firms to move into development areas . |
| 16 | We have used a simple model to illustrate the Lucas critique , but since the point is an important one with wide applications it is worth stating it more generally . |
| 17 | This kind of argument reads well in Callinicos ' hands , but it is worth reminding ourselves of the unattractive reality to which it bears witness . |
| 18 | And if some of the material in the book seems occasionally to verge on the utopian , it is worth reminding ourselves that , as Jan Montefiore says in Feminism and Poetry , ‘ the value of utopias is that they enable us to imagine possibilities of difference for the brute contingent world ’ . |
| 19 | Yet it is worth reminding Catholics that when Paul in the New Testament refers to the saints ( hagioi ) he means the church people who are alive at that time . |
| 20 | It is worth reminding oneself , therefore , that the institution of marriage , which is so often held up as the ideal against which other relationships are to be measured , is certainly not unaffected by financial considerations . |
| 21 | AFTER viewing the frequent unsuccessful lbw appeals during the Headingley Test , I think it is worth reminding umpires of a rarely considered yet obvious fact . |
| 22 | It is worth reminding ourselves , therefore , that Wittgenstein 's criticism of solipsism is intended to be aimed as much at the classic empiricist programme espoused by the classical foundationalist . |
| 23 | it is worth reminding him , however , that unlike the BBC , Sky is a commercial organisation whose sole interest in cricket is with the profit which can be made from it . |
| 24 | It is worth reminding him of the fact that Japan 's economy grew by 4.5 per cent. , and ours shrank by 2.5 per cent . |
| 25 | Perhaps it is worth reminding ourselves what this Bill does . |
| 26 | It is worth reminding the House what the Bill , if enacted in its present form , would involve : the loss of 83 homes , the displacement of 326 residents , the demolition of four listed buildings , the destruction of well over 10 acres of property in two conservation areas , the destruction of a two-acre inner-city nature reserve of great value to the local community , the loss of 168 workplaces providing 1,620 jobs , the loss of 58 shops , 38 of which provide key services to local people , the diversion of a major traffic artery for a period of three years , a doubling of the number of rail passengers and a doubling of the number of cars and taxis coming to King 's Cross and St. Pancras during the morning peak hour . |
| 27 | Thank you chairman , erm , I 've heard what Mr said then I think it is worth reminding ourselves that a significant number of members of this council are new to this council and it 's therefore quite right and proper that in the first year of the business of this council that there should be a significant number of seminars and briefings to enable members to fully acquaint themselves with the business of the council the working of the er , operations of this council so that we can in fact make informed decisions er in the future . |
| 28 | Now that so many other pubs sell cask ale , I feel it is worth reminding people to continue supporting those which pioneered the trend . |
| 29 | Whatever type of school you are looking for , it is worth taking time to find the right one — where your children 's education is concerned , no compromise is acceptable . |
| 30 | As a result , you will spend many years with your new carpet , and so it is worth taking a little while making the right choice of carpet . |