The phrase "a couple of worthwhile" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small number of things that are considered valuable or beneficial.
Example: "I found a couple of worthwhile articles that discuss the impact of climate change on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a few valuable" or "a couple of beneficial".
There are also a couple of worthwhile places on the outskirts of St. John's, the capital.
Though it has none of the bustle or excitement of Kuala Lumpur, there are a couple of worthwhile sights.
The study provides a couple of worthwhile takeaways.
The screen led us to a couple of worthwhile picks last September.
Plus: Steve delivers his capsule reviews of The Odd Life of Timothy Green and Robot & Frank; I discuss a couple of worthwhile home video releases; and what's coming to theaters in the next week.
His e-mail responses to two questions I posed to him yielded a couple of very worthwhile sentences for the column.
There are at least a couple of other worthwhile dishes: Manchamanteles (or tablecloth stainers, because they're so juicy), which are stews of meat and fruit.
At a moment when the world's attention is focused on the next quarter, year or at most a couple of years, it might be worthwhile to step away from the present quagmire and look at the longer growth trends and how economic development in the 21st century will differ from that of the 20th.
"They would be working harder and longer and wouldn't know whether or not it had been financially worthwhile until a couple of weeks after the end of the month". And while it was sometimes easy to identify early on the projects that were big winners or major disasters, everything in the middle was muddy.
"A horse reared over on top of me, and I was out for a couple of months but this makes it all worthwhile," he said.
Counter to most business advice, in situations where authenticity is very important, it may be worthwhile to consider making a couple of typos.
