Tim: I imagine Singer's reduction of her "preciousness" to that is predicated on her permanently and severely reduced mental faculties. From Wordnik.com. [Questioning "dignity."] Reference
But I love his attitude and his kind of "preciousness". From Wordnik.com. [LOOKBOOK.nu: collective fashion consciousness.] Reference
Dresden-Shepherdess kind of writer, good at "preciousness" and patch-and-powder manners, but nothing more. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph Andrews Vol 1] Reference
"preciousness" of what I do with the "need to make a living". From Wordnik.com. [David Seah - Design, Development, Inspiration, Empowerment] Reference
I believe we can explain the preciousness of life. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: George W. Bush Holds Campaign Rally in Duluth, Georgia - March 1, 2000] Reference
How can I feel this much preciousness all at once?. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
Only John Paul II was wise enough to see their preciousness. From Wordnik.com. [A PEOPLE'S POPE] Reference
CARROLL: Sidibe hopes the film will help real-life preciousness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009] Reference
"We understand the value and preciousness of resources," Ortega says. From Wordnik.com. [Eco-Vegas] Reference
I suggest you stop trying to convince your daughter of the preciousness of life. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
The message of all religious teachings is the sacredness and preciousness of life. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2007] Reference
That it was a present that couldn't be opened did not diminish its preciousness —. From Wordnik.com. [In Small Packages] Reference
She reminds me of the preciousness of life and rebukes my propensity for misconduct. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunting] Reference
A day is of immeasurable preciousness, for what high accomplishment may it not witness?. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
LEARY: All Catholics and everyone knows that human beings have an infinite preciousness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2002] Reference
She resented the stuffiness of it all, the air of musty preciousness that pervaded the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
Perhaps it was because he was more conscious than most of the absolute preciousness of time. From Wordnik.com. [Running from the Deity]
ELIE: I tell you, we understand the preciousness of our resources a lot more than we used to. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2008] Reference
We would have the teacher and parent impressed with the preciousness of even the most delicate child. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
Her years with the army had taught her something about the infinite preciousness of the present moment. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
Seized by an impression of the preciousness of the ephemeral, he knelt down and kissed her on the cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
In a word, there was a lack of true spiritual energy, a realization of the need and preciousness of salvation. From Wordnik.com. [The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys] Reference
We must not forget the inestimable preciousness of the new Promethean gifts because they have become familiar. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861] Reference
Every one knows the preciousness of the household linen which has been for generations an heirloom in a family. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience] Reference
Meditation enables you transform this through recognizing your essential goodness and the preciousness of all life. From Wordnik.com. [Ed and Deb Shapiro: 8 Ways Meditation Can Change Your Life] Reference
As soon as you get rid of that, you know, a lot of that preciousness just kind of naturally evaporates, fortunately. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Henry Is a Still Driving Man] Reference
He had a deep sense of the preciousness of time and the responsibility which everyone incurs who uses or misuses it. From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Old Man] Reference
The word they use at News Corp. to express the view or attitude or position they are most against is “preciousness.”. From Wordnik.com. [Murdoch's Private Game] Reference
And hence I discern the preciousness of all hallowed purpose and desire, even though it never receive actual accomplishment. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
His flamelike touches have always held this preciousness: notations rather for the courtly robe or diadem than just drawings. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
It sees contraception as part of a much larger, theologically sophisticated defense of the preciousness and holiness of human life. From Wordnik.com. [Prayers for New Life] Reference
I am trying to convince her of the preciousness of life and the effect of her death or serious injury on the rest of the family, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
May we recognize the preciousness of each atom that, by being right where it needs to be, creates balance and stability and wholeness. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Meg Riley: An Autumnal Equinox Prayer] Reference
There is a preciousness that dominates in Indie Film, that presumably is predominately derived from how difficult it is to be prolific. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Hope: How Can Indie Film Appeal to Alternative Youth Culture?] Reference
= By the Author of "Little Hazel, the King's Messenger," etc. A tale for the young, illustrative of the preciousness of Scripture promises. From Wordnik.com. [Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls] Reference
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