Example sentences of "[be] worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , Bewdsley , since I appear to be saddled with this place , perhaps it is time you told me precisely what I am worth ? ’ |
| 2 | Private collections are examples of critical judgement in action , so that both their catalogues and the opinions expressed by collectors are worth consideration . |
| 3 | Several features of its history are worth notice . |
| 4 | His words about kissing are worth hearing . |
| 5 | Some incidents at local level are worth recording . |
| 6 | Both these plants are hardy and although not in the front rank of ornamentals , are worth growing in a large border or even on the bank of a stream or lake provided they are kept away from the wet margin . |
| 7 | However , a number of specials are worth making . |
| 8 | There is an element of utopianism in drafting such proposals , though I believe these ideas are worth pursuing . |
| 9 | For the abrupt , hasty manner of Pound 's criticism seems to some readers to carry the implication ( to which Pound in fact did not subscribe ) that no critic is worth listening to unless he has laboured at the maker 's workbench ; that all worthwhile criticism of stories comes from story-tellers , that only poets are worth listening to about poems . |
| 10 | Items of value , real or sentimental , are worth the trouble of proper storage . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | STOCK broking analysts are about to start making choices about which of the 10 water authorities being floated in early December are worth investing in . |
| 13 | THEATRE / More than their jobs are worth : Peter Kemp on Roger Hall 's Roll On Friday at the Palace , Watford |
| 14 | The shops and showrooms themselves are worth visiting if you want to catch up on some of the latest modern furniture , lighting and fabric design . |
| 15 | Some of these are worth highlighting in greater detail as a means of contextualizing the data and illustrating some of the social processes operating upon them . |
| 16 | The opinions policemen express about sex crimes are worth noting , because they reinforce the structure which gender gives to routine policing . |
| 17 | Convince them you are worth a look and , almost out of the blue , you might end up with 300 words in Kerrang or Echoes or the NME . |
| 18 | Everyone arrives with a stack of singles which they think are worth considering for the playlist . |
| 19 | The interiors are worth the detour . |
| 20 | Its produce of fruit , fish , nuts , raisins , dyes , medicines and natural chemicals are worth far more than the value of cut timber . |
| 21 | Sending small packages costs the donor more in postage than the stamps are worth ! |
| 22 | The facsimile editions are worth the £12.95 price tag for the Frenchified handwritten text and superb colour printing . |
| 23 | Never mind : the action pictures by Russell Cheyne are worth the price on their own . |
| 24 | Sardines and anchovies are worth extra money if canned in olive oil and their flavour is greatly improved , even if you do not eat the oil . |
| 25 | The flavour of these mushrooms is superb and , although they are expensive , they are worth treating yourself to for a special occasion . |
| 26 | But until a majority of Germans , and not just their chancellor , decide how far Europe 's interests are worth defending , the Bundeswehr will be hobbled . |
| 27 | As Anthony Alexander , the group 's chief operating officer in Britain , put it , ‘ If we think we can get more for them than they are worth to us , we will sell . ’ |
| 28 | He claims the shares are worth $125 , though how he chose this number is a mystery . |
| 29 | World official gold reserves are worth about $350 billion at today 's prices . |
| 30 | Kroll estimates that shareholdings controlled by Mr Hussein are worth at least $1 billion : not bad for one man 's retirement savings . |