Example sentences of "worth [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trying to convince people the project was worth pursuing was not easy , and over a long period personal time had to be carved out to work on the project from time allocated to a variety of other activities ranging from textile fibres to films and even to electronics . |
| 2 | What he could do , if Ritschl thought it a plan worth pursuing was put together a book of miscellaneous bits and pieces-part literary history , part " new ideas and views " ( neue Ansichten und Aussichten ) of an as yet unspecified nature , part textual criticism . |
| 3 | Specially worth noticing is the charming little house , built at the beginning of the sixteenth century , now the home of the only choir school in Scotland . |
| 4 | What is equally worth noticing is that Antisthenes of Rhodes was one of the historians Polybius disliked and attacked . |
| 5 | Most of all worth remembering is the trenchant declaration : ‘ … no art , major or minor , can be governed by the rules of social amenity ’ . |
| 6 | Another point worth remembering is that it is important to make sure that your parent 's larder is well stocked with the right kind of non-perishable foods to deal with any emergency such as extreme weather conditions , or times when you may be unable to visit her because of illness or holidays , unless a neighbour is doing her shopping for her . |
| 7 | Another point worth remembering is that many insurance companies give substantial discounts to mature drivers . |
| 8 | Worth remembering is the fact that it was offered here last year by Waddington for 20% more than that . |
| 9 | But roughly speaking , I , a figure worth remembering is that ninety decibels and above can cause permanent damage and under all circumstances situations above this level should be avoided . |
| 10 | A point worth noting is that when the State of Tennessee issued the order to revoke the charter of the Highlander Folk School , the entire assets of the school were sold at public auction , including the land , buildings , library , stock etc , and having learned this savage lesson from experience , the land and buildings on which the new Highlander Research and Education Center is now located are owned by a separate Trust which is completely distinct from Highlander , and is now answerable for any of the activities which take place there . |
| 11 | One point well worth noting is that you should restrict the usage of typefaces within a single document or publication to two or , at the most , three . |
| 12 | A further point worth noting is that the business model was supposedly adopted in some parts of local authorities . |
| 13 | Another feature of measurement in science worth noting is that although there are thousands of measuring instruments in daily use , the number of dimensions measured is actually quite small . |
| 14 | Worth noting are new microfibre/fleece jackets due out soon from Karrimor and Berghaus , which should be technical garments well suited to climbing and walking . |
| 15 | So brief is the note , and couched in such general terms , that it is difficult to base much upon it , but worth noting are the facts that he clearly saw his choice as lying in the normal way between tedris and kaza , which he calls two paths or careers ; that a signal disadvantage of teaching was that it was unremunerative ; and , not least , that , unable to contemplate either alternative , he was able to find a home for his talents and interests in the bureaucracy . |
| 16 | And whether that price is worth paying is something only you can tell us . |
| 17 | Some of the biggest mistakes are made by people who think that the only horse worth buying is one of at least 16.2hh ; it 's a kind of snobbery than can often misfire . |
| 18 | An analogy that is worth considering is that of a landlord and tenant relationship . |
| 19 | To keep things as natural as possible , the scene should be shot in normal light , and one set-up worth considering is to place your subjects near to a window so that you can shoot in daylight . |
| 20 | What is worth considering is whether it could be of help if ‘ things were improved ’ . |
| 21 | Another possibility worth considering is taking articles with the clerk of a magistrates ' court with a view to this type of appointment . |
| 22 | One further effect worth considering is the bowel preparation before harvesting of the tissue . |
| 23 | The only side effects worth considering are the consequences for the rest of society , in particular those of us who have had our cars or homes broken into , or have had our hard-earned leisure time wrecked by noise , rubbish and other anti-social behaviour such as illegal ‘ festivals ’ and acid parties . |
| 24 | Two directories worth considering are Europa Publications ' The EC Encyclopedia and Directory 1992 , which costs a mere £155 and Chapman 's European Directory , at £65 . |
| 25 | Methods that are used by other organisations , which may be worth considering are direct advertising in national press , and production of a recruitment leaflet based on an issue of concern such as the CPRE Road Verges leaflet , and various Greenpeace examples . |
| 26 | Worth considering are species producing six or more flowers per bulb — Tete A Tete is ideal for window boxes . |
| 27 | Other cheaper and very hard-wearing forms of floor covering well worth considering are sisal , coir or coconut matting or hair and woolcord . |
| 28 | Another point worth stating is that early attempts at curve fitting tended to assume that plant growth was determined by a single autocatalytic chemical reaction , an over-simplification . |
| 29 | But the only things worth having are the things you 've worked hard for , and I 'll last out , I daresay , so do n't you worry , girl ! |
| 30 | And the only kind of respect worth having is the insincere kind . ’ |