1.  We planned to cut ice bollards and ice threads to save our precious supply of abseil gear.

2.  At each crossroads the stone fountains with their precious supply of water were guarded by men-at-arms.

3.  The rope that tied precious supplies to wagons, hobbled the horses overnight, pulled up the water and caught the cattle.

4.  Throughout all of this, the need to ration the precious supply of fresh episodes creates confusing gluts of repeats, something that used to happen only in summer.

5.  When the servicemen heard about Hiroshima, they broke out the precious supplies of beer and partied around the clock.

6.  Higher on the icy Himalayan peaks, helicopter pilots battle downdrafts as they land on helipads to deliver precious supplies or rescue injured soldiers.

7.  Crowds had gathered from early morning in the hope of obtaining precious supplies of food including bulgur wheat, cooking oil and beans.