ЕТИМОЛОГІЯ СЛОВА PRECIOUS
From Old French precios, from Latin pretiōsus valuable, from pretium price, value.
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precious.
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
Life is such a precious gift. Whatever life throws at us, if we could just learn to get through that day and hang on to the next, you never know what may come. It may get worse, but you never know.
Is there something we have forgotten? Some precious thing we have lost, wandering in strange lands?
Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
I realise how precious life is, probably because I've seen how it can be taken away.
A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.
I'm not a potato sack; I've never sat on my couch. If I'm home, I'm cleaning, feeding my dogs, doing stuff. Life is too precious to waste time.
When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we should be sharing with a wider audience.
Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation.
Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious.
10 АНГЛІЙСЬКА КНИЖКИ ПОВ'ЯЗАНІ ІЗ «PRECIOUS»
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A courageous and determined young teacher opens up a new world of hope and redemption for sixteen-year-old Precious Jones, an abused young African American girl living in Harlem who was raped and left pregnant by her father.
I'll find it, whatever it takes. Precious is the story of growing up black in a white community, of struggling to find an identity that fits amid conflicting messages, of deciphering a childhood full of secrets and dysfunction.
This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life. Told with tremendous power, vitality and wit; this is an uncompromising and hugely enjoyable novel.
BONUS: This edition contains a Precious discussion guide and an excerpt from Sandra Novack's Everyone but You.
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Precious Knit Blankies for Baby
Blankets this warm and beautiful will be perfect for that special baby! Adel's patterns to knit are designed to make the best use of yarns that are wonderfully fluffy, superbly plush-- yet these patterns are quick and easy to knit!--
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Chemistry of
Precious Metals
This volume shares the same aim of covering the descriptive chemistry of silver, gold and the six platinum metals in some detail at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate study.
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Precious Records: Women in China's Long Eighteenth Century
Most analyses of gender in High Qing times have focused on literature and on the writings of the elite; this book broadens the scope of inquiry to include women's work in the farm household, courtesan entertainment, and women's ...
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Precious Heritage : The Status of Biodiversity in the United ...
This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the ...
Bruce A. Stein, Lynn S. Kutner, Jonathan S. Adams for The Nature Conservancy and the Association for Biodiversity Information, 2000
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Hakuin's
Precious Mirror Cave: A Zen Miscellany
This collection of six diverse and independent works contains five pieces never translated into English before, some of which have been?until quite recently?unknown, even in Japan.
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Precious Volumes: An Introduction to Chinese Sectarian ...
This book, the most detailed and comprehensive study of early pao-chuan in any language, studies 34 examples of this literature from the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties in order to understand the origins and development of this textual tradition.
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Recapture a Few Precious Minutes Each Day With These 4 Tips
... to reverse the rotation of the Earth. Instead, try these tips to recapture precious hours each day by better managing the time you do have. «Entrepreneur, Липень 15»
PRECIOUS-Gold stuck near 5-1/2-year low as Fed hike looms
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Makeshift barbershops offer free haircuts, positive connections
Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a two-year series with 100 weekly radio stories about young people and gun violence ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Липень 15»
Paranormal Corner: Witnessing the healing properties of semi …
Wood explained that the rock — a chevron amethyst —is a raw, semi-precious stone that has stress relieving qualities. Come to find out, my ... «NJ.com, Липень 15»
Shave your legs, save precious seconds
Shave your legs, save precious seconds. BikeRadar editor trims legs during wind tunnel testing, shaves nearly a minute off a 40km. How much ... «BikeRadar.com, Липень 15»
Tanaka Precious Metals: Electroplating Engineers of Japan …
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Akira Tanae) today ... «Business Wire, Липень 15»
Precious Cargo
Leslie J. Sulpar, MSN, RN, a veteran of more than 25 years in the neonatal intensive care unit at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and elsewhere, ... «Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine, Липень 15»
Base and precious metals may trade lower as dollar gathers strength
We expect precious metals to trade lower as strength in the DX on expectations of rate hike in the US for the first time in nearly a decade will ... «Business Today, Липень 15»
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop's Post Comic-Con …
IMG_5664 Our friends at Weta Workshop had so many great items at Comic-Con this year. Starting from next week, and continuing for the ... «TheOneRing.net, Липень 15»
Precious Metals Fundamental Analysis – July 28, 2015 – Forecast …
Precious metals tumbled to their lowest in more than five years last week and are headed for its biggest monthly loss in two years as the ... «FX Empire, Липень 15»
