Nitrogenase, which takes nitrogen in the air and converts it to a biologically useful form by tacking on hydrogens, is among the modelers' most hotly pursued prizes.
Like other regulars, he estimates that he has spent many times his total winnings pursuing big prizes.
This video from an episode of "The New Yorker Presents" (Amazon Originals), based on Bilger's story, follows two kids who are pursuing glory, prize money, and parental approval in the rodeo ring at the Youth Bull Riders World Finals tournament, in Abilene, Texas.
Driven by both insecurity and pride, the government and academia have pursued Nobel prizes for scientists and writers with such intensity that all the analysis and prognostication begin to look like elements of a state campaign — which, in fact, they are.
Now he will not pursue the prize further.
The contestants (characters) leave their ordinary world to pursue a prize (objective).
By delaying a deal with Beal, the Wizards may have just enough cap space to pursue the prize of the 2016 free agent class, Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, who was born in Washington.
But industry observers warned that because of weak mining safety laws, prosecutors face a steep uphill battle pursuing the biggest prize — criminal convictions of the powerful people who ran Massey.
It is a prize worth pursuing.
Pursuing yachting's most prestigious prize has always been expensive.
