Sentence examples for it would be precious from inspiring English sources
If we can come together to save Africa's elephants, that might be only a small part of what conservation needs to achieve, but it would be precious, and future generations would thank us for it.
Still less could he tell the truth, which would have gone as follows: "I do not know what is happening in Egypt, and even if I did, there would be precious little that I could do about it".
He also looks weak on education, and Mr Edwards, a trial lawyer, would be precious little help on legal reform.
For an energy saving point of view, enhancement of the energy transfer with a passive technique would be precious considering high air velocity being exerted in such system.
Some smallish Gottlieb parcels would be precious to builders who are trying to assemble large blocks of land for development.
Take all that away and there would be precious little information (aka the foundation of openness) left.
I expected, of course, that these would be precious objects with sentimental value or gifts from loved ones.
"There wouldn't be any books to read to children and there would be precious few to read to adults if storytellers weren't allowed a few embellishments".
And without the British empire there would be precious little of the accumulated wealth and knowledge underpinning the industries on which the British economy is now based.
