Sentence examples for worth standard from inspiring English sources

(Congress, in a dispute about comparable worth, left open the interpretive question of whether this statute requires the same pay for the same work or equal pay for substantially equivalent jobs, a comparable worth standard).

For investors to make a true comparison of Computer Associates' new sales last quarter with the 2000 quarter, the company would have to disclose how much the $1.3 billion in the new contracts would be worth under standard accounting rules.

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The set-top box contains a one terabyte (TB) hard disk, which the firm said could store up to 25 days worth of standard definition content and five days worth of high-definition shows.

I wasn't quite able to get the full 12 stated hours on a charge, but I made it through almost two days' worth of standard music listening without having to recharge.

A point is worth 1p off standard grocery products.

The quiche with leeks, onion and cheese sets a new standard, worth every penny of 25 francs.

They will hold a couple of hours of HDTV but more than a day's worth of the standard TV format.

Damian McBride (@DPMcBride) For what it's worth, Gordon Brown's standard 'finishing touches' evening meal was a Tesco's microwave lasagne.

He warns potential readers: "Now and again it gets florid (the prose)." He adds, "I am, for what it's worth, just your standard Semitic American living on the precipice in Brooklyn these days, drinking bourbon and watching the sky fall, and trying to take care of my plants.

However, it added, "it is worth remembering the standard disclaimers about credit rating agencies: they aren't very good at rating credit, know less than any competent macroeconomist about sovereign debt, and basically just don't know what they're talking about.