Example sentences of "worth [v-ing] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These teachings clearly influenced the early books of The Prelude , and it is worth digressing at this point to see how Wordsworth amended and yet clung to the spirit of Rousseau 's ideals . |
| 2 | As an observation it seems sufficiently true , on the basis of simple observation of everyday life , to be worth accepting at this point in the theory , although it is a crucial proposition . |
| 3 | But it is nevertheless worth looking at one market in some detail — that for grains . |
| 4 | If this is so , it is worth looking at professional development a little more closely . |
| 5 | Yet it is worth pausing at this point to remind ourselves that throughout her years in office , the Prime Minister has not created any new constitutional structures from which she and her Cabinet have been able to benefit . |
| 6 | It is worth noting at this juncture that , in Britain in the 30s , the prevailing view among those of a leftist orientation on the issue of global alignment was at least pro-Russian , if not actively pro-Communist . |
| 7 | It is worth noting at this point that currently there is very little overlap with the Savoy titles from France which have been available through Vogue ( distributed by New Note in this country ) . |
| 8 | It is worth noting at this point that many young readers do not recognize the distinction between ‘ fiction ’ and ‘ non-fiction ’ that many adults seem to find critically significant . |
| 9 | Two things are worth noting at this point . |
| 10 | It is worth noting at this point , however , that although the HGT-1 cell line shows morphological heterogeneity , seven clonal cell lines each with homogeneous morphology have been identified . |
| 11 | It is worth adding at this point , in the context of discussion of the cost burden of the elderly , that according to further calculations by David Thomson ( 1987 ) based on Family Expenditure Survey data , the share of national resources going to the elderly has not risen proportionately with their numbers over the past two decades . |
| 12 | This was a remarkably-thorough and penetrative survey of the WEA 's work in a predominantly-rural area ; worth citing at some length because it encapsulates much of the spirit of the Eastern District at this time . |
| 13 | An example may , in consequence , be worth considering at some length . |
| 14 | But I , I think it 's also erm , worth saying at this point , that a a , the higher rate of divorce is perhaps an indication again , |
| 15 | However , one thing worth mentioning at this point is that the larger parts are not always a guarantee of an agent 's interest — quite often big roles will attract attention , but a student who has been very well cast in a smaller role may hit the mark just as effectively . |
| 16 | It is worth mentioning at this point that many people who were adopted as babies feel the need in midlife to search out their natural parents . |
| 17 | This agitation is worth mentioning at this point , both because it perfectly exemplified the continuing strengths of liberal pacifism , and because its leader and organizer , E. D. Morel , was later to play a key role in sustaining British pacifism after the outbreak of war in 1914 . |
| 18 | Scarcely worth mentioning at this stage is a rather pointless and uninformative letter sent to Sir Daniel Fleming by Will Kirkland on the 22 May 1692 . |
| 19 | But it is worth mentioning at this time , when the Press is under attack as never before . |
| 20 | Whether this sermon to the reader is successful has often been debated , and it is worth contrasting at this point the more subtle approach of the painter , John Constable , addressing a London audience . |
| 21 | It is worth quoting at some length : |
| 22 | They do , however , raise issues that have a direct bearing on the theme of this part of the book and are worth quoting at some length : |