Sentence examples for but not a commodity from inspiring English sources
Two lectures delivered in June 1865, later published as Value, Price and Profit, give a concise and lucid précis of his theories about commodities and labour: A man who produces an article for his own immediate use, to consume it himself, creates a product but not a commodity..
Kunitsyn, on the other hand, is a journeyman, a world-class player ranked in the 60's on the ATP computer, but not a known commodity.
"The way I look at it, the land, yes it has value, but it's not a commodity for us.
The narrator explains, "The price for freedom was high, but freedom is surely not a commodity that can be judged by its price.
Just as a car is not a commodity but a product made up of constituent parts, so talent is the end product of many complex elements.
Many market participants argue that diamonds are not a commodity but unique items that need to be evaluated individually.
Health care is not a commodity but a necessity, just like education, police protection and national defense, and if calling the efficient provision of health care "socialism" is too challenging for American sensibilities, let's just call it "civilized".
For them, land is not a commodity but rather a gift from God and from their ancestors who rest there, a sacred space with which they need to interact if they are to maintain their identity and values.
But there is a form of money that's not a commodity and not a tool for the rich.
