But the third said contemptuously, 'It is
not worth the trouble! Let him live; he cannot remain here, and if he goes higher up the mountain the clouds will take him and carry him off.'
Yellow Fairy Book
'It's
not worth the trouble,' said the third; 'let him live, he'll go climbing higher up the mountain, and some cloud will come rolling and carry him away.' And they passed on.
Fairy Tales
Being childless, she could not remain beautiful by proxy, in the person of a daughter; she therefore refused to grow old and ugly, on any consideration; she struggled with Time, and held fast her roses in spite of him, till the venerable thief appeared to have relinquished the spoil, as
not worth the trouble of acquiring it.
From Twice Told Tales
'Papa would tell you, Miss,' I answered, hastily, 'that they are
not worth the trouble of visiting.
Wuthering Heights
The great muscles which rolled beneath his glossy black hide evidently assured him that here was easy prey,
not worth the trouble of drawing the dagger from his harness.
The Gods of Mars
"Oh, no, never mind that," said the Italian; "it is
not worth the trouble."
Count of Monte Cristo
'but
not worth the trouble of being agreeable to again.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
"It is
not worth the trouble of keeping," said Miss Garth.
No Name
The best fun was with Madame Joubert: Miss Wilson was a poor sickly thing, lachrymose and low-spirited,
not worth the trouble of vanquishing, in short; and Mrs.
Jane Eyre
Clearly the way out of Cyprus' present predicament is a resumption of negotiations coupled with a realisation that hydrocarbons may
not worth the trouble, and a solution of the Cyprus problem.
The real reason Turkey is in Cyprus' EEZ
I don't know whether it's a nice road for you to dare walk because the risks are
not worth the trouble. I've been down the same road and I should know I'm a little older and, perhaps, a little wiser than you.
Fearless 'City Girl': Let her be
Colleagues believe RW is
not worth the trouble. The big shots agree, and they want to kick RW out of the firm.
Bigwigs want to kick out raucous weasel
He is rich, superficial, spoilt and as Gaia and the reader soon see so
not worth the trouble. Plus, his family seems to have a complicated history with the sea; a troubling mystery that his mother is certain Gaia is associated with.
FICTION: A MERMAID AWAKENS
These foundations all prevailed in lawsuits, but at great cost both in terms of legal defence fees, as well as the harder-to-calculate reputational harm from being embroiled in a lawsuit alleging misconduct--that drove them to decide it was
not worth the trouble. An authenticator will have a disproportionate amount to lose in a dispute where one side is often expecting a seven-figure upside.
Art Business Authentication
Among the Review staff there was anxiety and uncertainty, including a fear that the University administration might decide that this odd "little magazine" was
not worth the trouble and expense to keep it going.
Interregnum