Sentence examples for understands precious from inspiring English sources

The West still understands precious little about how Mr Hu gets on with his prime minister, Wen Jiabao, let alone about the mysterious recent feuding between the new cast of princelings about to take the stage (see article).

"We don't understand how a virus chooses a host, and we understand precious little about how they cause disease".

Waley-Cohen is one of the few men you might ever meet who truly understands how precious are life's opportunities.

"He came to this country as a political refugee who understands how precious freedom is," said Paul Taylor, executive director of the Alliance for Better Campaigns, a nonprofit group that enlisted Mr. Castellanos in 1998 to help produce an advertisement encouraging voter participation.

"The movie makes you understand how precious life is".

But reflecting on that moment today I know then that I didn't understand how precious those minutes were, and how a door was being closed that would never open again".

I hope it's not in 3D.... Thanks so much for planting this idea in the minds of the next generation of heist artists.Mary, NYC I understand having precious belongings and treasures; I do so myself.

At the BBC there's a lordly belief that it takes too long to understand its precious and unique culture for people who aren't soaked in it to be effective.

"I think if the one-child policy were revised, perhaps ultrasound scanning would be legalized and more mothers would be allowed to experience the excitement that I had and understand how precious and sacred a human life is," she e-mailed.

When you appreciate that waiting lists for help with addiction are frustratingly lengthy for those who do have a home, then you begin to understand how precious little it amounts to when a homeless person has a brief moment of clarity in a sleeping bag.

They understand how precious - and limited - our days are here on earth, with each other.