Example sentences of "[is] worth [det] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ She 's worth more than a shepherd . ’
2 Which bit 's worth more than the other two ?
3 Thus , the value of the firm is equal to the total value of its expected future stream of cash flows , discounted to take account of the ‘ time value of money ’ ( ’ a pound tomorrow is worth less than a pound today ’ ) and risk .
4 If you genuinely think that the property is worth less than the asking price , then make a lower offer .
5 Since these two tend to go hand in hand , anyone whose home is worth less than the mortgage on it , would welcome a little inflation .
6 To hold the contrary , it has been well said , seems to assert ‘ that a bird in the hand is worth less than the same bird in the bush . ’
7 Recall from Chapter 12 that an allowance has to be made for the fact that a given sum of money to be received in the future is worth less than the same sum received now .
8 The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician :
9 Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid .
10 Hence , a pound paid out is worth more than a pound retained and reinvested .
11 In the context of hospitality and friendship , little and often is worth more than the grandest of annual social jamborees .
12 For patients , continued trust in the basis for their doctor 's decisions is worth more than the possibility of quicker access to elective surgery .
13 They will not complain if they believe that their property is worth more than the band in which it has been allocated .
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