crown jewels

With much reverence and ceremony, he slowly removed my hat with both hands and presented it to me as though it were the crown jewels.

The hope is still that as markets recover, AIG can sell the crown jewels of its insurance business at a premium to book value.

AIA is one of the insurer's "crown jewels" and is expected to raise between $5bn-$10bn depending on the precise stake sold.

It was so precious that it was displayed next to the Crown Jewels at the Paris Exposition the next year.

The most famous royal gemstone in the world is perhaps the Black Prince's Ruby, the centerpiece of the British Crown Jewels.

What they call their crown jewels - the big industrial areas on the coast are very vulnerable (to military attack), " Prof Harris said. "

SVOA We took it for granted that Mr. Green would be appointed Keeper of the Crown Jewels.

Perhaps because the brilliant blue stones symbolize pure and wise rulers, the British Crown Jewels contain many large sapphires .

A million dollar idea in the hands of an idiot like you is like handing the crown jewels to a red-assed monkey.

To cheer myself up, I visited the Jewel House, where the priceless crown jewels of British royalty are on display.

Hunt for hidden objects within the wreckage during 14 diving missions, ultimately leading to the final prize: The Crown Jewels .

The diamond beyond compare in its beauty is part of the Crown jewels .

It was cut into nine major stones, including the 530-carat Star of Africa, now a part of the Crown Jewels.

The most popular sight, however, is probably the strongly guarded room in which the Crown jewels are kept and displayed.

Education and cultural affairs, mainly exchange programs, our crown jewels.

The arcane ward master who created the wards and traps protecting the crown jewels has disappeared.

Crown Jewels The most valuable unit of a corporation because of profitability, asset value, future prospects, etc.

It's a good start for TIBCO, though shows that it's still guarding its crown jewels.

The La Regente pearl, once part of the French Crown Jewels , is displayed in Geneva, Switzerland.

Today it's the most prominent building in the Prague Castle. It also now houses the crown jewels and also the kings' tombs.

Like Portugal, Spain and Ireland will sell some crown jewels, and the buyers may find rich pickings in the rubble.

XML Literals, Members, and Namespaces, which along with LINQ are the crown jewels of VB 9, will be supported.

Meanwhile, Libya kept its crown jewels off limits to foreigners.

Today the tower exhibits the priceless Crown Jewels.

eg. The imminent robbery of the Crown Jewels.

Crown jewels In our lineup of health care products, the Cosmetics division is our crown jewel.

These are Google's crown jewels and how its search ranking works is still largely a secret.

That ring is beans compared with the crown jewels.

That's where they keep the Crown Jewels.

She saw the Crown Jewels in the museum there.

Now there's a way to commemorate the royal wedding and keep your crown jewels safe at the same time.

That's $50! Are you gonna buy the crown jewels?

clarisse i had a selection of the crown jewels brought out for you

Consider a few of the crown jewels from Bell Labs alone: