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It could also be that they see more clearly the potential long-term worth.
Saviors of the Citi 2007
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To try to cut it out before it has a chance to prove its worth. is truly an abortion.
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Mr. Isaac also has proposed easing an accounting requirement known as the "mark-to-market rule," which requires firms to declare values on mortgage-security holdings that reflect their short-term worth.
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We handle about seventy thousand transactions a day, about thirty billion dollars 'worth.'
Autumn Maze Cleary, Jon, 1917- 1994
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Now that Justice Van Fleet is measuring human life solely by the gold standard, perhaps he can tell us what a juvenile Shakespeare or Webster is "worth."
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Although formally admitting negro testimony, they think that negro testimony will be taken practically for what they themselves consider it "worth."
Report on the Condition of the South Carl Schurz 1867
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I had known, it would possibly have been insensitive of me to bring it up, * but I would still hold to the point that money is a pathetic basis on which to evaluate people's "worth."
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The last thing you want is telling everyone how much the bearded lady is "worth."
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- A while back someone had sent me to a website I'd never heard of called 24/7 Wall St. that had a post claiming how much certain top blogs were "worth."
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The strains of Islam that promote face veils do not believe in the concept of a woman's right to choose and describe women as needing to be hidden to prove their "worth."
Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email. 2010
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