1.   Archaeologists are as keen to discover precious things, though for different reasons, as treasure-seekers.

2.   I did what I thought was right for the most precious thing in the world to me.

3.   It was a precious thing to be kept to oneself.

4.   On merchant ships the sailors work largely in darkness below Decks because oil is a precious thing.

5.   These immortal ideas, things barely perceptible are the most precious things of life.

6.   And hospital beds, precious things.

7.   A college scholarship is a precious thing.

8.   But for some, like West, a Super Bowl is just too precious a thing to welcome with just celebratory cheers.

9.   But these are precious things, not meant for public consumption.