Example sentences of "probably not worth " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not feel that he would want to return to university , so he decided to apply for an unclassed ‘ War Honours ’ degree — ‘ probably not worth the paper it 's written on ’ , but perhaps enough to get him started in some profession , such as colonial service or , possibly , journalism ; he rather liked the idea of becoming a parliamentary correspondent for a newspaper . |
| 2 | This requires a V8 110 Bell housing and first motion shaft fitting to the gearbox , a major strip down , wiring changes , new chassis mounts , hoses , exhaust , etc and so is probably not worth the effort |
| 3 | In fact , it 's probably not worth being all that scientific about it . |
| 4 | Any job that does n't need your ideas is probably not worth having . |
| 5 | Unless the system can be shown to reproduce it more efficiently than any existing system it is probably not worth considering . |
| 6 | So unless you 're very elderly , and you 're living in a very er splendid dwelling it 's probably not worth it . |
| 7 | Even so , she had no means of recognising them and to wade through three hundred-odd pages in search of some unidentified reference would be a formidable task and probably not worth the effort . |
| 8 | If these " successful " sessions are the important ones , and if users ' expectations do not increase , it is probably not worth trying to do much more in the way of improving online catalogues . |
| 9 | It is probably not worth appealing about a difference of approximately £40 . |
| 10 | If it ca n't be quantitatively based , ultimately it 's probably not worth doing in science . |
| 11 | Stewart Ritchie , of Scottish Equitable , suggests there is a grey area , of 40 to 45 for men and 35 to 40 for women , within which it is probably not worth making a change whether you are currently in or out . |