Time, indeed, is precious.

He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

He cutteth out rivers among the rocks and his eye seeth every precious thing.

Time is a precious thing, so we should make the best use of it.

There is gold and abundance of rubies but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Diplomacy is an asset it one of the greatest inventions of humankind.

Numismatics Niobium is used as a precious metal in commemorative coins, often with silver or gold.

and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

Our lives are so short, and our time on this planet is so precious, and all we have is each other.

Precious time was squandered before North Korea s first nuclear test in 2006.

The Government of Uganda continued to offer valuable assistance, guidance and political support to the Institute, in accordance with the host country agreement.

What is precious must be preserved, and what enriches must be absorbed.

No price is too high to achieve that end, so traditional threats about dividing Ukraine have been used.

It was a representative of the Age of Reason, Cesare Beccaria, who first advocated in 1764, in a few pages of a seminal booklet, the abolition of capital punishment.

Lastly, we heard many good and practical examples of South South cooperation as a very valuable complement to ongoing donor support.

But really, every measurement it makes is precious, because it's teaching us about the relationship between stars and planets, and how it's really the starlight that sets the stage for the formation of life in the universe.

It is therefore deplorable that the Conference on Disarmament failed to agree on a programme of work as valuable time was wasted on non issues of form rather than addressing issues of substance.

The wealthy elites who made their money through corruption or smuggling might not have had anywhere to spend it but Beirut and abroad in the old days, but today, they can spend their money on anything they fancy right at home in Syria.