Keywords that proved to be Oscar bait were "family tragedy", "whistleblower", "Pulitzer prize source", "physical therapy", "domestic servant", and "Watergate".
What is notable about Gingrich's foraging in our country's annals is that he treats what some might view as low or at least troubling moments, such as Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus or Roosevelt's court-packing scheme, as prizes — sources of comfort and encouragement.
Many Japanese, it seems, would be angry if they were not allowed to eat a prized source of sushi and sashimi to extinction.
Somali cuisine has been shaped by the Horn of Africa's dry climate — camel meat is the most prized source of protein — and by its colonial history.
Young women at top colleges and universities, long a prized source of eggs, are now being recruited not just through advertising in student newspapers but on Web sites like Facebook and Craigslist, even on highway billboards.
His knowledge of statistics -- election results, public opinion polls and census data -- was legendary, making him a prized source for reporters covering Washington and a consultant to presidents and members of Congress.
But how Mr. Martin, 32, ended up in that cell -- and went from being a prisoner officials regarded as one of the most difficult in the federal system to a prized source -- is a tale never made public, one that offers a look at the real world of cultivating criminal informants.
Double Crown Resource COO Antonio Castillo recently stated in a press release that "through our management's market research over the past year we became aware that (the mine in Guatemala) was a greatly prized source of high grade barite".
In the Mayan Highlands of northern Guatemalan, a prized source of high grade barite is hidden within the pristine communal forest and pasture lands of the Mayan Ixil people.
McGee's career relies on scant sponsorship and prize money, sources of income that can dry up at a moment's notice, whether through loss of form or injury.
