import re


def is_var_value(p, pltype):
    """ 
    Variable values follow the variable description or other variable
    values or variable descriptions. It should have a value, whitespace,
    period, and then value description.
    """
    if pltype in ['Blank', 'Var Desc', 'Var Value', 'Val Desc']:
        pparser = re.compile(r"[\t ]+\.")
        words = pparser.split(p)
        if len(words) > 1 and words[0] and words[0][0] != '.':
            return True
    return False