41.   His pronouncements about bioterror germs have made him a hot commodity on Capitol Hill.

42.   His films and the television series have made Allen a hot Hollywood commodity, but he has reservations about it all.

43.   High school senior James B. Derdeyn has thought about becoming a teacher, but Thursday the art student learned doing so would make him a hot commodity.

44.   If he proves himself to be an effective NFL back, he might be a hot commodity on the free-agent market.

45.   In Africa, Sierra Leone produced a stamp with the humanoid image that has become a hot commodity for collectors.

46.   In recent years cord blood has become something of a hot commodity, as medical research has demonstrated its potential for treating leukemia and certain immune disorders.

47.   In some, water carried in by truck and donkey cart is doled out by the ladelful, and is a hot commodity on the black market.

48.   In the flurry of media attention that followed, the shirts became a hot commodity.

49.   Indeed, skaters are such hot commodities that they must force themselves to say no.

50.   In the world of chic these days, golf clothing is a hot commodity.