Only later do you understand that like hard-case prisoners they are sizing you up, assessing what you might be worth in terms of handouts of, in the goats' case, stale bread.
It is not implausible to think that this odd habit encouraged people in or near public life to start wondering what their friendships and connections might be worth in terms of money or other benefits, too.
Some state authorities refused to participate in the projects, insisting that in the long run their states would have to spend more money than the lines would be worth in terms of job creation, pollution and traffic reduction, and passenger use.
There are no details in the manifesto of how much the Barnett floor would be worth in terms of actual money.
Apple earned more money last quarter than the entire company was worth (in terms of market cap) just eight years ago, as Mathew Ingram relays from Eddy Elfenbein.
This meant you had to go into a frou-frou shop, get talked down to by a snooty salesperson, and then pay over retail for a watch that was worth, in terms of parts and materials, about half of its sticker price.
The 2015 Macron law, which made it easier for employers to dismiss workers, is a good example of how much these reforms are worth in terms of improving the economy or employment.
Local health economies will have to decide whether the additional cost of an extra test in the panel is worth it in terms of GGT's value in improving the ability to predict those patients who are at high (or low) risk and, subsequently, change referral practice.
Surveillance, diagnosis, and prognosis (SDP), utilizing massive databases and information technology, is worth highlighting in terms of its capability for alleviating the conservatism in conventional PSA.
