Sentence examples for were a hot commodity from inspiring English sources

Back then, trophy towers were a hot commodity for large investors with seemingly insatiable appetites for commercial properties and copious credit to buy them.

I heard in some conversations around that time that the move towards paper was "anti-poor", that free plastic bags were a hot commodity in and around the poverty line.

For a short time Wave invites were a hot commodity.

When New York's stock exchanges opened Tuesday after a holiday break, shares of the target were a hot commodity.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber : Call options were a hot commodity at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. this morning, with shares of the Akron, OH-based company trading higher by 4.75% to $10.17 as of 11 10 am in New York.

The "raw materials," however, were a hot commodity long before that, as mummy powder was believed to have all kinds of magical healing properties and were a mainstay in 16th century European apothecaries.

"He's a hot commodity, and the candidates clearly think his endorsement would be significant.

The mobile operating system may be in limbo, but the related patents are a hot commodity.

Paper being a hot commodity, the children co-opted the pages for themselves.

When straw is a hot commodity in Manhattan, something strange is blossoming.

At the political futures market Intrade, shares in Mitt Romney have been a hot commodity this week.