11.   Shock value makes these bands commercial and tabloid-ready.

12.   The Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, is well aware that high home values have made consumers feel wealthier.

13.   Their nutritional value has made them the toast of the Orient.

14.   Those shared values make the German-American relationship special.

15.   Value has made a comeback.

16.   A lower yen value makes Japanese exports more attractive.

17.   But city officials declined to cancel the show, agreeing with organizers that the scientific value made it worthwhile.

18.   Inflated asset values make people feel wealthier than they are, and they reduce national saving.