Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] not be worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | You constantly discount yourself : ‘ My opinion may not be worth much but … ’ |
| 2 | Rincewind tried to work it out , and decided that even if the box were crammed with star opals and sticks of auricholatum the contents would not be worth one-tenth the price of the container . |
| 3 | But the decay may not be spreading , in which case the damage done by intervention will not be worth it . |
| 4 | However , testing for boundedness as a general procedure would not be worth while , in general . |
| 5 | If you can afford to leave your job , the claim may not be worth pursuing financially . |
| 6 | This is not a practical way to run a paper and pencil address book because it 's not possible to turn directly to the 3423rd character in a book , and the saving in space would not be worth the tedium involved . |
| 7 | But the new property must not be worth more than the old one . |
| 8 | Yesterday , the market was left with the impression that Midland might not be worth quite as much as analysts had hoped and the shares were marked back 7 to 365p . |
| 9 | A sound company in a faltering market may not be worth the price . |
| 10 | In ten years ' time the English language will not be worth speaking . " |
| 11 | It follows that management 's shares can not be worth more than par value at the date they subscribe . |