11.   And yet there were times, fleeting but strangely precious times, when he seemed to momentarily forget the war of nerves raging between them.

12.   But a disappointed Hill, who finished third, could point to a disastrous pit-stop for losing him precious time.

13.   We continue to see the G M B Retired Members and spousen Spouses Association growing in strength, but we cannot afford to waste precious time.

14.   Although Jerald spent precious little time with his father, his mother can see the influence, the bloodline evident in her only son.

15.   Analysts say British Telecom has moved too slowly and lost precious time.

16.   And there will be precious little time to master a system that Michael Jordan himself said took two years to fully grasp.

17.   And tests take precious time.

18.   As precious time dragged on, victory looked increasingly improbable.

19.   Being snarled in traffic, he added, could cost the driver precious time.

20.   Begin with an advertising blitz, including precious TV air time during the Super Bowl.