Sentence examples for election precious from inspiring English sources

Indeed, since I last visited this remote village five years ago on the eve of Zuma's election, precious little has changed: donkeys and cows graze by the roadside, boys in ragged T-shirts wield sticks, and modest mud-brick dot the hills.

"Every vote in this election is precious," Mr. Blair said.

Introduced by Labour in a panicky piece of politicking before the 2010 election, it raised precious little cash in the first year it was in force.

But with the election closing and precious few news cycles left, another week of coverage over the "Hicky" controversy is hardly what the GOP needs.

In actual elections, there are precious few examples of politicians, particularly Republicans, being voted out of office for failing to support tougher gun laws.

Just one week to go, but I noticed precious little election interest this morning at the "Foire d'Asperge" (Asparagus Fair) being held in one of our neighbouring villages.

Rochester and Strood is no-hope territory for Nick Clegg's party, so precious general election funds are best saved to be spent in seats in the coming months where they have a chance of clinging on.

Read "'England's Most Precious Institution': Election Battle Lines Are Drawn Over the UK's Beloved Health Service".

We must reject all efforts to subvert fair and democratic election processes including the precious right to vote.

Trump's boisterous carnival barker persona has dominated the airwaves for the entirety of the 2016 election cycle, eclipsing what precious little time remained for the serious issues that affect millions of Americans.

So his time in Ireland today, three weeks out from the elections, was presumably rather precious.