Some musical instruments are made of silver or silver alloys and silver is used to produce formaldehyde.
These pellets, usually made of silver iodide, salts or calcium chloride, are physically dropped via plane or shot into the air via rockets.
Many French horns, for example, are made of nickel silver, an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel (it's silver in name and color only), and some are made of nickel bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, and nickel. (Brass itself is an alloy of copper and zinc.) Many brass instruments are silver-plated (sterling silver on brass), and some are gold-plated.
Another breakthrough is the transparent conductor made of a mixture of silver nanowire and titanium dioxide nanoparticles, which was able to replace the opaque metal electrode used in the past.
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Market traders boast that their wares are made of traditional Jewish silver.
Stav Jewelry, the studio of husband and wife designers Dalia and Eyal Stav, sells handcrafted jewellery made of gold, silver, ceramic and precious and semi-precious stones, as well as locally-made leather handbags.
The revolutionary war hero and outstanding silversmith made the Sons of Liberty silver bowl in the case.
It is made of gold-plated silver, but the jewels were fakes, with the stones around the bottom rim made from coloured glass and a foil backing.
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Somewhere among all that they can be sure of coins, gold and silver bullion and objects made of metal of various kinds.
In effect, the silver certificates were fiat money differing from greenbacks only because the historic role of silver as money made it more acceptable to increase the money supply by buying silver rather than by openly issuing fiat money.
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Items will be made of 14k gold or sterling silver with gemstones.
The neck ring is made up of four ropes of twisted silver strands joined together at each end.
The brainy self-made son of Cuban immigrants has a silver tongue and is often called a Republican Barack Obama (in a good way, you understand).
Peter and is traditionally made of gold, was instead forged in silver and plated in gold.
Compare that with the remarks she made in 1977 on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee address to both Houses of Parliament at Westminster.
The cross is made of carbon and resin and will be finished in gold, silver and copper to reflect Cornwall's history of mining.
The sentimental favorite is probably Robert De Niro, who's made more heartfelt guest appearances on behalf of "Silver Linings Playbook" than he has for any number of his other recent films.
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From the 1560s until 1815, a fleet of Spanish galleons made an annual epic voyage from the Mexican port of Acapulco to Manila in the Philippines, carrying silver and supplies and returning with Chinese silks and porcelain that were snapped up by the wealthy in colonial Mexico and Peru.
Gold (GLD) and Silver (SLV) made a huge run in anticipation of and then in response to QE3.
The buy-out of the remaining shares will be carried out by a consortium made up of Mr Dell himself, his own investment fund, and Silver Lake.
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Born Dwayne Johnson, he's the son and grandson of pro wrestlers (both grandparents, in fact, on his maternal side), and the old WWF is where he made his name and boatloads of money before making the segue to the silver screen.
The 20m (66 ft) cross is made of carbon and resin and will be finished in copper, gold and silver.
The report said the hospital had made an "investment in measures to control legionella" including the introduction of a silver and copper ionisation disinfection system, to replace its chlorine dioxide one.
It works using a mesh made from a combination of tiny carbon cylinders -- known as nanotubes -- and silver wire.
The force made an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch programme on Thursday for sightings of a silver Toyota Hiace 300 GS van, registration CX06 ASV.
On a silver-plated chain dangles an "ocean blue" heart pendant made of glass and reminiscent of the fictional jewel used as a plot device in Mr. Cameron's movie.
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When De Sole left, his longtime Italian employees at Gucci showed their devotion with a solid-silver statuette featuring him as a fearless sea captain steering a wheel made of Gucci 'G's.
Leo Manzano of the U.S. made a serious kick on the homestretch to claim the silver medal in the men's 1, 500-meter final Tuesday night at Olympic Stadium.
One of the most significant pieces is a silver gilt ewer, or pitcher, made in Portugal around 1510-15, which is enamelled with the Royal Arms of Portugal.
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