It was highly valued for its exhilarating, probably hallucinogenic, effect.
Originally a guard dog and ratter, it was highly valued for its intelligence and courage.
It is highly valued for dietary reasons because of its high proportion of polyunsaturated fats.
Although largely unknown to consumers, mica is highly valued for its ability to reflect and refract light.
Chinese aid is visible, and highly valued for its responsiveness, flexibility, and focus on priority projects and sectors.
Nevertheless, tiger skins are still highly valued for display and for worship, as are claws, teeth, and clavicles for talismans.
But he and his company have been more highly valued for keeping things in the dark than for the occasional, client-approved exposé.
Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which is expected to take the lead role in the project, is highly valued for its skill in mediating with these groups.
Sable, (Martes zibellina), graceful carnivore of the weasel family, Mustelidae, found in the forests of northern Asia and highly valued for its fine fur.
Especially during the peak of the Brunei sultanate's power (16th and 17th centuries), brass and silver artisans were highly valued for their craftsmanship.
The bear's gall bladder and bile are highly valued for use in traditional Asian medicines, especially in Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.
