questionable value

collocation in English

meaningsofquestionableandvalue

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questionable
adjective[+ question word]
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/us
/ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/
not certain, or wrong in ...
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value
noun
uk
/ˈvæl.juː/us
/ˈvæl.juː/
the amount of money that can be received ...
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(Definition ofquestionableandvaluefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquestionable value

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While sheer existence may be ofquestionablevaluefor some people, participation in divinity is surely not.
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The term comorbidity is ofquestionablevaluein reference to developmental disorders.
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The use of environmental sounds in electroacoustic music is highlighted as an example of thequestionablevalueof abstraction.
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For the purpose of animation and graphics, the idiosyncracies of these functions are ofquestionablevalue.
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Since this anomaly can be easily missed unless specifically searched for, retrospective studies are ofquestionablevalue.
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However, such an extension is ofquestionablevalue.
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Statistically significant interactions between factors make comparisons where both species and soil vary ofquestionablevalue.
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Since most indigenous languages do not have a literary history, the emphasis on literacy in revitalization is ofquestionablevaluefor these small face-to-face indigenous communities.
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There are many points in this report that are ofquestionablevalue.
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However, some are ofquestionablevalueand others are defence purpose vessels.
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The choice is between the welfare of people and a legislative ban ofquestionablevalueto animal welfare.
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That will also be ofquestionablevaluebecause it is not valuable to land such fish.
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The consequence would be to reduce much of the richness of our culture, and it would be ofquestionablevaluein improving communication skills.
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However, in public lakes with heavy fishing pressure, gizzard shad are ofquestionablevalue.
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Coat color is highly variable, possible due to phenotypic plasticity and therefore ofquestionablevaluein species delimitation.
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Using a single monetary poverty threshold is simplistic and ofquestionablevaluewhen applied worldwide, as the cost of basic necessities varies dramatically from country to country.
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The playwright uses the motifs of the propagandist literature, and references the questionable values of imperialist expansion and of uncritical nationalism.
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They are no longer willing to be mere apprentices to what they feel are the questionable values and the human follies and cruelty around them.
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Possibly the term was meant to exemplify plain, honest people, as opposed to more sophisticated people with questionable values.
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