Never once in my hearing did he utter an aesthetic judgment on anyone's new piece, although his advice on technical matters was always invaluable.
Experience was always going to be invaluable in this year's US Open but just how much experience and how invaluable it would be no one realised until the 56-year-old Hale Irwin took the early first-round lead yesterday.
We are most grateful for his involvement here, as he was always generous with his invaluable advice and counsel.
London was always seen as an invaluable ally in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest because it shared a "common perception of European problems", as Poland's foreign minister, Witold Waszczykowski, put it.
Two heads are always better than one, I've always said, and this is particularly invaluable in places that don't have strong tourist infrastructures in place or extremely opaque places to travel like China.
From printing the Pentagon Papers to these latest documents, The New York Times has always been an invaluable resource for the public.
It has always been an invaluable source of information on the composer, and now collectors can download recordings of works of their choice, or compile customised CDs which they then receive by mail, complete with a full set of sleeve notes usually by the composer himself.
In addition to my accounting/tax background and organizational skills, my ability to work with a wide range of professionals has always been an invaluable resource to my employers.
The information and experience you will receive from a conference is invaluable as it will always have real applications.
