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Collocations for valuable - adj.

1. worth a lot of money

VERBS

be, look
become
remain

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
commercially, economically
commercially valuable expertise

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2. very useful

VERBS

be, prove, seem
become
remain
make sb/sth
They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable.
consider sth

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
enormously, especially, exceptionally, highly, immensely, incredibly, most, particularly, tremendously, truly
uniquely
increasingly
equally
The subject could be equally valuable for scientists.
intrinsically
The Romantics believed that the life of the imagination was intrinsically valuable.
potentially
scientifically, socially
ecologically valuable species

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PREPOSITION

as
The survey was valuable as an indicator of local opinion.
for
Good eyesight is a quality which is extremely valuable for a hunting animal.
to
documents that are enormously valuable to historians

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Valuable is used with these nouns:
addition, advice, aid, ally, antique, asset, assistance, cargo, clue, collection, comment, commodity, contact, contribution, contributor, employee, evidence, exercise, experience, feedback, function, gift, guidance, guide, help, idea, indicator, information, insight, instrument, item, lesson, library, painting, possession, resource, role, service, source, suggestion, supplement, tool, treasure, work

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