Sentence examples for getting precious from inspiring English sources

They're getting precious little of that from us, and now we're seeing the result.

DURING his summer holiday at the beach resort of Beidaihe, President Jiang Zemin must be getting precious little time to relax.

In any event, many of these works convey an imposing compression of time and attention without ever getting precious or obsessive about it.

"Everyone laughed when we were top of the table and I talked about getting precious points to ensure safety," parped Udinese general director Pietro Leonardi after his team's 1-0 home defeat by Chievo.

Previous to that, he was getting precious stage time at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles, long before it became the talent factory it is now.

This is the first of many pieces I will be writing about this problem, which is massive, growing, and getting precious little attention.

Here's what really gets my goat: When did people start getting precious-sounding about clothes, as though they were handling the Dead Sea Scrolls and not an ugly vest?

She gets precious.

They get precious little credit.

They could also get precious manure to fertilise the fields.

It got precious little coverage at the time.