to be worthwhile doing

  • 1worthwhile — worth|while S3 [ˌwə:θˈwaıl US ˌwə:rθ ] adj if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it ▪ He wanted to do a worthwhile job. ▪ We decided to give the money to a worthwhile cause (=one that helps people) . it …

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  • 2worthwhile */*/ — UK [ˌwɜː(r)θˈwaɪl] / US [ˌwɜrθˈwaɪl] / US [ˌwɜrθˈhwaɪl] adjective if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it I wanted to do my bit for a worthwhile charity. We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile …

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  • 3worthwhile — worth while, worthwhile The traditional distinction is to use the two word form predicatively (i.e. after a verb, as in The experiment was worth while) and the one word form attributively (i.e. before a noun, as in a worthwhile experiment).… …

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  • 4Doing Good and Doing Well — The Doing Good and Doing Well Conference (DGDW) is Europe s leading student run event on responsible business. The conference is a two day event with interactive panel discussions on key topics related to responsible business and organisations… …

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  • 5worthwhile — • worth (doing) • worth it • worthwhile likely to pay useful dividends in return for time or effort spent …

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  • 6worth doing — • worth (doing) • worth it • worthwhile likely to pay useful dividends in return for time or effort spent …

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  • 7Krzysztof Kieślowski — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Krzysztof Kieślowski birthdate = birth date|1941|6|27|mf=y location = Warsaw, Poland deathdate = death date and age|1996|3|13|1941|6|27|mf=y deathplace = Warsaw, Poland academyawards = Nominated: Best… …

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  • 8Hanns Johst — Official Portrait Born 8 July 1890(1890 07 08) Seehausen bei …

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  • 9Heraclitus — Catherine Osborne No philosopher before Socrates can have had such a profound influence on so many generations of subsequent thinkers as Heraclitus. Nor can any thinker, probably in the whole history of philosophy, have inspired such a wide range …

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  • 10Progress (philosophy) — Historical progress has been a main object of philosophy of history. However, in particular following the Holocaust, the idea and possibility of social progress, which was a main idea of the Enlightenment philosophy, has been more and more put to …

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