It goes beyond that, into the intangible.
In a way that feels very similar to playing the slot machines: they are paying for the intangible ability to feel good.
Being a successful N.F.L. quarterback is as much about the famous "intangibles" — the ability to read the complicated machinations of a modern N.F.L. defense, and the ability to lead — as it is having the arm to get the ball there.
Any team signing him would have forfeited a first-round pick in the 2009 draft; his Type A status, combined with the economic downturn and his declining offensive proficiency, resulted in a scarcity of interest — which not even his intangibles and ability to handle pitchers could overcome.
Not to mention that the large sums they are paid to act are as much a testament to their intangible "star power" as their actual talent or abilities.
is a thousands even millions more successful and happy clients every day!" eBay, the petition argues, still allows the sale of energy crystals, Feng Shui items, rosaries and other items "which have perceived 'intangible' abilities and energies associated with them".
This intangible asset represents the ability to wring profits from an activity out of all proportion to the tangible capital employed.
They help students find their passion, open doors and cultivate intangible skills like the ability to work under pressure or with a diverse group.
"Yes, of course, but there are so many intangibles -- the ability of the works to withstand another venue, the gallery schedule at the Metropolitan -- which make it wishful thinking".
45 Tangible investment (for example, qualifications) or intangible (self esteem, critical thinking abilities, internal locus of control).
Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority, approved of a university's ability to define "intangible characteristics, like student body diversity, that are central to its identity and educational mission".
