Sentence examples for precious supply from inspiring English sources

Yet the precious supply of these wines is almost gone.

Banks would not issue foreign currency, and my precious supply of sterling had already dwindled to a pittance.

A new commitment is urgently needed to spread these health gains, help poor farmers and conserve the world's precious supply of usable water.

ON RARE and very special occasions, your correspondent digs out his ancient 120-format camera and loads a roll of colour-reversal film from a precious supply of Fujichrome Astia Professional he keeps stored in the fridge.

Agriculture takes up 80 per cent of the state's total human water usage, which means almonds use some 8 per cent of the precious supply: more than the entire city of Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — By easing tensions with Cuba and now Iran, President Obama is "recklessly squandering America's precious supply of enemies," the leader of a conservative think tank said on Tuesday.

Family members, friends and refugee advocates greet inmates with hugs and precious supplies from the outside.

William Bligh (played by Trevor Howard), sets sail on an arduous voyage to Tahiti to bring back precious supplies of breadfruit.

The initial dash up the Rio Grande was followed by a ruinous defeat at Glorieta Pass, near Fort Union – where those precious supplies were lost – and a frantic retreat.

I don't mean the aircraft flight-recorder type, but a box in which to stash your precious supplies of liquorice.

These early farmers were clearly successful, though life would still have been precarious, with hunting providing precious supplies of extra protein.