Sentence examples for turn valuable from inspiring English sources

Businessmen are busily preparing to turn valuable raw materials into comet memorabilia.

In the weeks that followed, local farmers protested vigorously, warning that the move would turn valuable agricultural land into unproductive rural ghettos.

The biggest challenge with any large haul of loot is how to dispose of it and turn valuables into cash.

Like major corporations, universities develop intellectual property that can turn into valuable products like prescription drugs or computer chips.

They argued that Enron and Andersen could not be trusted to turn over valuable evidence related to the case.

Their predatory instincts come into conflict with the conservationists who would turn their valuable timberlands into a national park.

Most wind-damaged timber will not be economic to harvest and is likely be left where it is, to turn into valuable deadwood habitats for wildlife.

The membership has dwindled and some members say the club has been subject to a hostile takeover by a couple of women who, under the guise of reviving the club, actually are hoping to turn the valuable property into condominiums.

More recently, the Philadelphia Housing Authority sued Mr. Jackson, charging that he had threatened to take away $50 million because its president would not turn over valuable property to a developer with ties to Mr. Jackson.

In my article in Thursday's Times about the future of the Nisqually watershed in Washington State, I mention efforts by conservation groups and land trusts across the country to buy up land parcels that are expected to turn into valuable ecological assets someday — marshes or swamplands, for example — as the sea rolls further inland because of global warming.

Such an expression may turn out valuable for designers from the point of view of seismic vulnerability assessment.