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• s  extremely valuable
  Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist

• The Atlantic Monthly, another blue-chip validator, called his book America's God "almost certainly the most significant work of American historical scholarship" in 2002.
• Mammoth, blue-chip IBM employed thousands of capable software builders, and didn't trust a single one of them; IBM hired Microsoft to build its operating system.
• Perry Como is one of the blue-chip men of the crooning business; in ten years his records have sold close to 35 million copies.

News & Articles

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• Irish: Kiel set to transfer from Notre Dame
  The former blue-chip recruit, who enrolled early at Notre Dame after making a last minute decision to head to South Bend instead of play for LSU, is set to transfer elsewhere. From a football standpoint, you certainly can’t blame Gunnar Kiel, but how will this affect the future of Irish Football?
  June 12, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Irish: Rumors fly about Vanderdoes' commitment
  For the past few days, rumors have been swirling about high-profile prospect Eddie Vanderdoes. The blue-chip defensive lineman, who made the dramatic decision to sign with Notre Dame on Signing Day, is reportedly having some second thoughts on that commitment.
  June 12, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Market Eye: King of the 'The Hill'
  While one blue-chip station is for sale, the market leader is only getting...
  June 10, 2013 - Broadcasting and Cable

Quotes

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• Muhyiddin Yassin in Africasia
  A so-called preferential trade area, "which was supposed to be the blue-chip of our economic cooperation, had only been ratified by two member states...... Malaysia and Iran," said Yassin.
• Rupert Murdoch in FOXBusiness
  Mr. Murdoch said: "Today, I am excited to announce the launch of a new blue-chip index for India. We are unveiling the Dow Jones India Titans -- a 30-stock index tracking the stock-market performance of prominent Indian companies. It will be...
• Bill Donohue in San Jose Mercury News
  That's the blue-chip group,said William Donohue, the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, a conservative group on whose board of advisers Monaghan sits. "In Legatus, he's got thousands of members who are all...