41.   Fans often spend precious time trying to funnel into the Stadium area, but Torre saw the traffic jams as a benefit.

42.   Filmstrips offered those rare opportunities to suspend the otherwise hard labors of learning, and students savored those precious times of dispensation from having to think.

43.   For generations, sipping Cuban coffee has been the staple of life for Hispanics who use this precious time to discuss problems, passions and politics.

44.   Floyd has gone back to giving Kenny Anderson precious time to rest at the point guard slot while Morris has earned valuable minutes at the shooting guard position.

45.   George W. Bush may yet prevail in Florida, but only with an investment of precious time and campaign money that Republicans would much rather see expended elsewhere.

46.   He said there was precious little time for quiet reflection and the kind of writing he used to do.

47.   He spent precious little time during the primary and runoff campaigns talking about issues, in large part because he had nothing to say about issues.

48.   Hideo Nomo should be worried about the day when reporters stop asking him for a few minutes of his precious time.

49.   In the past, he said, too many decisions had to be checked off in Atlanta, where precious time was lost.

50.   Instead, I opted to spend precious time watching others as they snuggled up next to Johnny and mugged for the camera.