Sentence examples for valued materials from inspiring English sources

In Mesoamerica, the Aztec empire promoted a militaristic state ideology and developed extensive trade networks to secure valued materials, including obsidian and exotic and symbolically powerful materials such as the shimmering, iridescent feathers of the quetzal bird.

This seminar (which meets twice weekly) introduces students to the art of the Aztec Empire (1428-1521 CE) through the lens of the production of art from valued materials.

Plastic-bag recycling rates remain low and in most normal schemes carrier bags are likely to be a contaminant rather than a valued material stream.

Third, women and men may hold different value systems: Some women may value material rewards less than men in general.

Previous research has shown that people value "experiences" like vacations and fancy meals more than they value material goods like cars and clothes.

He values material goods only so far as they serve this end.

Growing inequality has been fueled by the capitalist system and a society that values material wealth above all else.

"And I've always liked working with no-value materials.

Mr. Peters's house was built in 1796, so how do you value materials you can no longer buy?

Bioreactors are a core element to produce high-value materials in biological processes using animal cells.

A roof can be designed to be an inherently cool roof for new buildings and can be built by using high-SRI-value materials such as white vinyl.