She wasn't worth the effort. Her boyfriend can have her back.

It's certainly worth the effort, but it's damned hard to do.

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.

so insignificant, so inconsequential that it just won't be worth the effort to attack this strong and decisive nation.

It doesn't have to be overwhelming. It's not worth the effort -- you don't have to do everything yourself.