in reply to Fuzzy Matching

If the general structure is the same, and only the lengths vary, you can use the "at least N but not more than M" construct in regular expressions:

if ($value =~ /\d{1,3}\s{1,2}-\d{3,5}\s{1,4}/)
This will match 1, 2, or 3 digits, then 1 or 2 whitespace, then a hyphen, then 3, 4, or 5 digits, then 1 to 4 whitespace characters. As an aside, in situations like this, the /x modifier is very handy, because it lets you put the comments right in your pattern:
if ($value =~ /\d{1,3} # 1 to 3 digits \s{1,2} # 1 or 2 whitespace - # exactly one hyphen \d{3,5} # 3, 4, or 5 digits \s{1,4} # 1 to 4 whitespace /x)
BTW, the pattern you've given doesn't match your sample data. Did you mean \w instead of \s?