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.