My parents never felt that I was college 'material'. [=that I was someone who should go to college]
Her boss regards her as executive 'material'. [=as someone who would make a good executive]
The comedian gets his 'material' from things that have happened to him.
(..) Unfortunately it was in terrible condition and a cropped mm version. A substantially complete reconstruction was made using the Argentinian material and material from the previous restoration. Spanish intertitles were identified using censor cards translated into German. To (..)1927 Metropolis