But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Now they will be able to locate genes for any desired trait, improving quality, nutritional value and disease resistance.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

The study shows the value in testing and treating HIV before a person even feels sick enough to see a doctor.

VOA: special.2011.05.18

Emily Pidgeon says one way to help developing countries value mangroves is to see them as something that provides many services.

VOA: special.2011.05.10

American lawmakers have also long complained that China suppresses the value of the yuan to lower the price of its exports.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

Many Americans learned this the hard way by investing all their money in stock shares, which then lost value.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

The value of stock for the Montgomery Ward store dropped from eighty-three dollars to fifty in a single day.

VOA: special.2011.02.17

She says their latest findings should settle any question about the value of making sure every pregnant woman receives iron supplements.

VOA: special.2011.01.05

These people are current in their payments but unable to get lower interest rates because their home value has fallen.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

The idea is to use private capital and private asset managers to help set a market value for the securities.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

Ron Rivera,a ceramics artist and activist in the group Potters for Peace, saw it and recognized its value.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

In the United States in the early eighteen hundreds, fifteen ounces of silver had the same value as one ounce of gold.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

American investors and bankers were afraid their money would drop in value because of the use of silver.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

The Education Department says some of that goes to waste and leaves students in debt for educations of little or no value.

VOA: special.2010.07.29