The loon is a popular bird among naturalists, much prized for its beauty and its call.
In some species, particularly Aquilaria malaccensis, old trees infected with fungi yield a very valuable heartwood that is much prized for burning as incense.
'It is much prized for its ability to soak up other flavours,' pipes in Mr Dou-fu fancier.
Makrut limes are knobbly, warty little things much prized for their unlikely perfume, but sadly, thanks to the aforementioned import restrictions, they're impossible to buy fresh in this country (although I notice small trees are available for £25 online).
The fine natural harbour of Mahón, the island's chief town, is the best port of the Balearics and was much prized for its strategic value in the wars of the 18th century.
The best-documented use of cochineal in Japan, however, was not as a dye but in the form of cochineal-dyed woolen cloth, which was much prized by samurai for making into garments [23, 24].
This small archipelago in the Pacific, equidistant from Hawaii, Japan and Australia, is much prized among shipowners for its light regulatory touch.Investors with long memories may feel more than a tinge of concern about some of the people involved in the latest IPOs.
Under Mr. Clinton's plan, which was revealed in broad outline in November, 58.5 million acres of the national forests would be protected from new road-building and commercial logging -- including 9.3 million acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, much prized by environmentalists for its old-growth trees.
April is high season for a much-prized and odd-looking woodland fungus known as the morel.
Microsoft is reaching for a much bigger prize than Apple: not just Hollywood, but also peripheral hardware vendors.
The Bears are also hoping for a much bigger prize, but this close game likely won't help in that quest.
