intrinsic worth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofintrinsicandworth
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intrinsic
adjective
uk/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/us/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person ...
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worth
noun
uk/wɜːθ/us/wɝːθ/
the amount of money that something can be sold ...
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(Definition ofintrinsicandworthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such human minutiae enrich and entwine our lives and form a part of theirintrinsicworth.
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In that work, task valuation is performed by combining both the localintrinsicworthof the task with the perceived or specified worth that task will have on other entities.
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One additional value, mentioned in section 1, is applicable to living resources: it is theirintrinsicworthas living resources.
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The question is not so much whether living things possessintrinsicworth, but rather, about ways of assessing this worth.
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The idea of 'intrinsicworth' of living things is inherent not only in traditional religious systems of ethics, but also in modern utilitarianism.
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It follows that citizens may also take their cue from such signals when forming perceptions of theintrinsicworthof charitable activity.
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No amount of control will maintain its value if it has nointrinsicworth.
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Our society has a strong belief in the value andintrinsicworthof the individual.
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It may therefore be necessary to speak up for the worth of the claim, not just on some promise made in the past but on itsintrinsicworth.
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Does my noble friend agree that the markets value the currency for itsintrinsicworthat a particular time?
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We have to bear in mind thatintrinsicworthhas really got nothing to do with archaeological importance.
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There has been almost a political consensus for 100 years that we should expand higher education and recognise theintrinsicworthof education and its importance for our economy.
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Frequently these objects are of very smallintrinsicworth, but they often have a high scientific value and importance.
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The motive, apart from itsintrinsicworth, is to reduce the number of young people who might otherwise drift into criminality.
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Moreover, fluctuating currencies distort consumer choice of holiday destinations when selected according to favourable exchange rates, rather than by theintrinsicworthof holidays offered by the industry.
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Reform would have been of great value for itsintrinsicworthand merit, but we should all recognise that enlargement has largely been the driving force behind it.
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Value (without qualification) as anintrinsicworththat stands without the process of exchange.
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In love there is an "active appreciation" of theintrinsicworthof the object of love.
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The school emphasises theintrinsicworthof art and music as valuable cultural influences in the formation of the cultivated mind.
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While modern fiat currencies lackintrinsicworth, some fictional currencies are designed to be valuable in their own right.
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