11.   That allowed the Bulls to burn precious seconds off the clock.

12.   The rider can take the difficult, but faster, alternative, or choose an easier jump at the cost of precious seconds.

13.   The puck came Ping-Ponging her way at the left of center ice with precious seconds remaining.

14.   Then this student and others will fidget in silence, not even a restroom break, as precious seconds tick away from their education.

15.   Then the official diddles with spotting the ball while precious seconds tick away.

16.   Those precious seconds put enough distance between her and the bomber to keep her wounds to a minimum.

17.   Any extra bullets have to be loaded individually, adding precious seconds.

18.   Cacho was third at the time and had to hurdle the fallen El Guerrouj, costing him precious seconds and allowing Morceli to pull away.

19.   Koznick said she felt great in the early part of a race, then came a slip that cost her precious seconds.

20.   Meanwhile, Hill was losing precious seconds while getting caught in traffic for a few laps.