they are the most valuable of commodities -- and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.

The rehearsal through literature of emotional life under controlled conditions may be a most valuable human experience.

In archaeology, for example, the contributions of Frederick Haverfield and Reginald Smith to the various volumes of the Victoria County Histories raised the discipline from the status of an antiquarian pastime to that of the most valuable single tool of the early English historian.

Water interest is one of the most valuable factors you can find for a recreation site.

Teachers who have been upward mobile probably see education as most valuable for their students if it serves students as it has served them ; ;

Along this avenue which saw marching soldiers from the War Between the States returning in 1865 is the National Archives building where hundreds of thousands of this country's most valuable records are kept.

Moritz doesn't even have a nose guard or hip pads but he's one of the most valuable members of the Longhorn team that will be heavily favored Saturday over Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.

In a hotly contested auction, such as for the important attribute of warfare, the most valuable skill is the ability to force one's opponents to back down.

The American Thomas Jefferson was a representative agrarian who built Jeffersonian Democracy around the notion that farmers are “ the most valuable citizens ” and the truest republicans.

Up until the 18th century, amethyst was included in the cardinal, or most valuable, gemstones ( along with diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald ).

After Achilles, Ajax is the most valuable warrior in Agamemnon's army ( along with Diomedes ), though he is not as cunning as Nestor, Diomedes, Idomeneus, or Odysseus, he is much more powerful and just as intelligent.

While owning steel works, Carnegie had purchased at low cost the most valuable of the iron ore fields around Lake Superior.

The topographical results of his explorations were published in Paris between 1860 and 1873 in Geodesie d ' Ethiopie, full of the most valuable information and illustrated by ten maps.

It contains a mass of information as to the life and customs of the early Arabs, and is the most valuable authority we have for their pre-Islamic and early Islamic days.

The BBWAA does not offer a clear-cut definition of what " most valuable " means, instead leaving the judgement to the individual voters.

The most valuable memorabilia item relating to Ruth was a 1920-era Yankees flannel jersey which sold in May 2012 for $ 4. 4 million, making it the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at public auction.

In Chinese manuscripts, gold, camphor, tortoise shells, hornbill ivory, rhinoceros horn, crane crest, beeswax, lakawood ( a scented heartwood and root wood of a thick liana, Dalbergia parviflora ), dragon's blood, rattan, edible bird's nests and various spices were among the most valuable items from Borneo.

The most valuable American comics have combined rarity and quality with the first appearances of popular and enduring characters.

Based on Interbrand's best global brand 2011, Coca-Cola was the world's most valuable brand.

The Challenger returned from Shanghai with " the most valuable cargo of tea and silk ever to be laden in one bottom ".

Other hitters bloomed with more or less vigor in the news and a few even dared to dream of matching Ruth, who was still called Jidge by all his friends, or Leo or Two-Head by those who dared to taunt him ( Leo was the name of the ball player he liked the least ) and who called most of the world `` Kid ''.

Andre Kirk Agassi (; born April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada ) is a retired American professional tennis player and former World No. 1, who was one of the game's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s.

But the most dominant Australian player was leg-spinner Shane Warne, whose first delivery in Ashes cricket in 1993, to dismiss Mike Gatting, became known as the Ball of the century.

At the end of the game, all players liquidate their stock in order to determine which player has the most money.

However, often it is most advantageous for the player selecting to choose to let the more expensive chains remain on the board ( and trade in their stock of the less expensive chain at the 2-to-1 ratio described below ).

Once the game ends, the minority and majority bonuses are paid to the minority and majority holders in each of the remaining chains ; each player sells his or her shares of stock in each of the remaining chains ; and the player with the most money wins.

The most popular player in franchise history, " Gonzo " signed a one-year contract worth just under $ 7 million on December 7 to play for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2007 season.

The player who experienced this phenomenon with the most number of at-bats in a season was Ernie Bowman, who over 125 at-bats in 1963 had a batting average of. 184 and an on-base percentage of. 181.

The most recent player credited with a " straight " steal of home was Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals who stole home against the Chicago Cubs on September 21, 2012.

Games played ( most often abbreviated as G or GP ) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ( in any capacity ); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.

A committee of baseball writers were to convene after the season to determine the " most important and useful player to the club and to the league ".

The award goes to the player who receives the most overall points.

A technical foul may also be issued when certain infractions occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or coach.

The most effective way for a player to find a good string tension is to experiment.

At the time of his retirement from the England team in 1970, he was the nation's most capped player, having turned out 106 times at the highest level.

Each set consists of nine ends and the player with the most shots at the end of a set wins the set.

The winner of the game is the player with the most points.

The winner is the player who pockets the most coins.

He is the most recent Pirate player to appear on the cover.

These positions are further differentiated by which side of the field the player spends most time in.

While players may spend most of the game in a specific position, there are few restrictions on player movement, and players can switch positions at any time.

The player can move along platforms, as well as jump to those above and to the side, similar to most platform games.

In the " hop across ", the most popular variation, each player puts his / her own colored pieces on one of the six points or corners of the star and attempts to race them all " home " to the opposite corner.