Sentences with phrase «as precious a resource»

One side tenderly enraptured by the notion of a few, great sacred texts to be preserved against the ravage of time as a precious resource without which we shall surely perish as a people.

Campaigns like Obama's in 2008 treat their lists as precious resources, with supporters» willingness to act seen as a commodity to be tapped with great care, lest people burn out and turn off.

Don't forget to think about time available as a precious resource (e.g., holidays, weekends, or just one fixed evening per week).

That left Frances McDormand, who demonstrated at the podium why she won for best actress: Her «Three Billboards» turn was inspired, but she — alone among the winners — has become an icon of the new consciousness, as fierce as a wildcat, with the gravity of someone who treats her anger as a precious resource.

And I'm hoping that the Chartered College, because it is free from political mandates and the immediate pressure that comes with working with as precious a resource as children, can provide the time, space and expertise to develop such a vision.

Finland rightly deserves attention today as a nation that treats its children as a precious resource and that honors the adults who make education their passion and their career.

We show you the x, y z and how to apply it, and we view time and human capital as precious resources.

Not exact matches

«The recession helped me to look at money as a more precious resource.

2017.03.20 Canadians Remain Conflicted About Our Most Precious Natural Resource: Fresh Water Today, as Canada Water Week kicks off across the country, RBC released its 10th annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study - an in - depth examination of how Canadians think, feel, and act in regard to our fresh water.

Holdings in the funds mentioned as a percentage of net assets as of 06/30/2014: Klondex Mines Ltd. (1.34 % in Global Resources Fund, 6.58 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 6.60 % in World Precious Minerals Fund); Comstock Mining Inc. (3.57 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 2.12 % in World Precious Minerals Fund); Franco - Nevada Corp. (0.53 % in All American Equity Fund, 2.21 % in Global Resources Fund, 2.45 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 0.55 % in Holmes Macro Trends Fund, 1.16 % in World Precious Minerals Fund); Royal Gold Inc. (0.58 % in All American Equity Fund, 2.18 % in Global Resources Fund, 3.14 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 0.59 % in Holmes Macro Trends Fund, 0.91 % in World Precious Minerals Fund).

Holdings in the funds mentioned as a percentage of net assets as of 9/30/2014: Berry Plastics 0.00 %, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 0.00 %, Devon Energy Corp. 1.82 % in Global Resources Fund, EOG Resources, Inc. 2.13 % in Global Resources Fund, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 0.00 %, Royal Dutch Shell 0.00 %, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF 0.00 %, Tiffany & Co. 0.44 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund.

Holdings in the funds mentioned as a percentage of net assets as of 09/04/2014: Alamos Gold, Inc. (0.04 % World Precious Minerals Fund); Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (2.11 % Global Resources Fund); Argonaut Gold (0.00 %); AuRico Gold, Inc. (1.85 % in Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 0.41 % World Precious Minerals Fund); B2Gold Corp. (0.00 %); Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (1.59 % Global Resources Fund); Cimarex Energy Co. (1.80 % Global Resources Fund); Detour Gold Corp. (0.00 %); Deutsche Bank (0.00 %); Devon Energy Corp. (1.82 % Global Resources Fund); JUMBO S.A. (0.00 %); Klondex Mines, Ltd. (7.76 % Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 7.51 % World Precious Minerals Fund, 1.22 % Global Resources Fund); Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (0.16 % Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 0.17 % World Precious Minerals Fund); Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (1.31 % Global Resources Fund); Primero Mining Corp. (0.05 % Gold and Precious Metals Fund, 0.02 % World Precious Minerals Fund); Suncor Energy, Inc. (2.13 % Global Resources Fund); Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd. (0.00 %); Türk Telekom (0.00 %); Turkcell (1.79 % Emerging Europe Fund).

He has worked as a geologist in the precious metals sector in China, as an analyst and merchant banker, as Senior Vice President in the Mining and Metals Division for Standard Bank, and was formerly Deputy Chairman and CEO of China Mining Resources Group Limited.

Apart from the brokers themselves, their customers also seem to have a lot to do with this trend as they would not want to spend their precious time and resources investing with a fraudulent broker.

Holdings in the Gold and Precious Metals Fund (USERX), World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX) and Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) as a percentage of net assets as of 6/30/2014: Atico Mining Corp. (USERX 1.03 %, UNWPX 0.52 %)-RRB-; Avala Resources Ltd. 0.00 %; Barrick Gold Corp. (PSPFX 0.02 %); Coeur Mining Inc. (USERX 0.24 %, UNWPX 0.24 %); Comstock Mining Inc. (USERX 3.57 %, UNWPX 2.12 %); Detour Gold Corp. (USERX 4.94 %, UNWPX 1.85 %); Dunav Resources Corp. 0.00 %; Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (PSPFX 0.49 %, USEX 5.15 %, UNWPX 3.16 %); Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (USERX 1.14 %, UNWPX 0.36 %); Franco - Nevada Corp. (PSPFX 2.21 %, USERX 2.45 %, UNWPX 1.16 %); Fresnillo Plc 0.00 %; Goldcorp Inc. (USERX 0.07 %, UNWPX 0.07 %); Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (PSPFX 3.20 %, USERX 5.54 %, UNWPX 6.54 %); Kinross Gold Corp. (USERX 0.14 %, UNWPX 0.05 %); Klondex Mines Ltd. (PSPFX 1.34 %, USERX 6.58 %, UNWPX 6.60 %); Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (USERX 0.55 %, UNWPX 0.55 %); Newmont Mining Corp. (PSPFX 0.01 %, USERX 0.12 %, UNWPX 0.11 %); Northern Star Resources Ltd. (USERX 2.50 %, UNWPX 0.24 %); Orex Minerals Inc. (UNWPX 1.27 %); Osisko Mining Corp. 0.00 %; Pretium Resources Inc. (UNWPX 3.07 %); Randgold Resources Ltd. (USERX 2.09 %, UNWPX 1.34 %); Royal Gold Inc. (PSPFX 2.18 %, USERX 3.14 %, UNWPX 0.91 %); Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. 0.00 %; SEMAFO Inc. (USERX 3.27 %, UNWPX 1.13 %); Virginia Mines Inc. (UNWPX 5.48 %)

Rather, the order of the day is simply to live life as well as one may amid the wreckage, to rebuild, and with precious few resources for doing so.

(6) He saw psychopathology as rooted in undeveloped resources in persons: «Hidden in the neurosis is a bit of still undeveloped personality, a precious fragment of the psyche lacking which a man is condemned to resignation, bitterness, and everything else that is hostile to life.

Celebrated for his humanitarian efforts as much as his culinary abilities, Chef Andrés» Fish menu serves to underscore The Cove's commitment to flourishing Bahamian ecology and the protection of one of the nation's most precious natural resources, the ocean.

Mr Bambridge said the successes with FAST technologies were also significant, because of their low maintenance operational efficiency at remote locations such as mining and energy installations and commercial and recreational facilities operating in areas where water is a precious shared resource and where there may be water table quality issues.

«Ocado is proud to support the Meat Free Monday campaign because we all need to take care of our planet and its precious resources, and we want to encourage our customers to explore as many options as possible for doing so.»

As well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradatioAs well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradatioas being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradation.

We see this as an essential investment in our future and part of our deeply held belief to make sure that we pass our precious natural resources on to the next generation in better condition than when we started» stated Tony Ingle, Angove Chief Winemaker.

His talk stressed that as FWL is one third of the total food produced globally, reduction in FWL can bring multiple benefits such as poverty reduction, higher income for the producers and lower cost for consumers, as well as protection of precious resources and the environment.

As a chalk stream, the River Test is precious resource with a rare ecosystem - we set about creating an environment where a host of different flora and fauna can thrive.

In that speech (a full copy of which you can view by clicking here), I offered some suggestions on how each of us — whether we be parent, coach, official, athletic trainer, clinician, current or former professional athlete, sports safety equipment manufacturer, whether we were there representing a local youth sports program, the national governing body of a sport, or a professional sports league, could work together as a team to protect our country's most precious human resource — our children — against catastrophic injury or death from sudden impact syndrome or the serious, life - altering consequences of multiple concussions.

If you are an adoption professional, please use this website as a resource for clients and staff to help parents be fully prepared in caring for their precious children.

Mom Alex Dubief started sleep training website, The Precious Little Sleep Site, as a resource for parents who want to help their babies sleep better.

«His intervention in the discourse with the view to defend his record has opened up a number of issues... the truth is that he presided over an administration that did enormous damage to the fortunes of this country; and it was not just that he presided over it; and I regret to say this, he was an active participant in depriving this country of precious resources; indeed he was an active participant in the abuse of resources of the state entrusted into his care as President...

Clearly recognizing the rising potential of online political organizing as a powerful new source of our most precious resource in the War on Terror (satire), The Daily Show tried to poach turf from e.politics the other night by taking a close look at the defacement of John Edwards» Second Life headquarters (virtual poo!)

We applaud Governor Cuomo's growing commitment to the protection of New York's precious natural resources and the communities which depend on them for survival, as demonstrated through his rejection of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the Constitution Pipeline.

He has been a stalwart critic of the federal government's consistent overreach, and the state government's passing down of expensive mandates, such as massive Medicaid burdens that gobble up precious local resources.

In 1999, a dispute between then New York governor George Pataki and then New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman over how to allocate precious Port Authority resources resulted in what the New York Observer described at the time as «a 17 - month interstate war of recriminations and tabled motions.»

We must ensure its sustainability as a dedicated funding stream to continue investment in these precious resources for future generations.»

«The worst thing we could do is try to spend a whole bunch of money as quickly as possible without doing the proper planning and engineering work — and end up wasting precious resources that actually could have protected us for the future,» Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.

«Using rain barrels is a great way to help prevent storm water runoff and preserve this precious natural resource for better use and as we saw today these colorful and creative entries will eventually be welcome additions to anyone's backyard,» said Deputy Erie County Executive Maria R. Whyte.

Dinowitz described Jerome Park Reservoir as one of the community's «precious resources» in a statement.

But at a press conference on Wednesday, August 31, the Majority described the move as «a needless waste of scarce resources and precious time».

One proposed scenario: Wolbachia compete with viruses for precious resources inside cells, such as cholesterol.

«Our drinking water sources must be protected and preserved for the precious resources they are, not sacrificed as a garbage dump for the oil and gas industry.»

For decades they had been taught to think of deer as a precious, endangered resource.

«The database is a precious resource for the research community studying plant - microbe interactions as it is an unbiased way to identify potentially interesting genes involved in interaction with a plant — including many totally novel genes.

Despite its fruitful adaptations, the crop has gotten its share of flack for consuming precious water and nutrient resources, especially as its acreage has increased to meet biofuel and animal feed demands.

The optical spectrum is a limited resource — as internet traffic has increased dramatically, bandwidth has become more precious.

More than just leftovers, asteroids offer clues to the earliest days of our solar system, as well as the promise of valuable minerals and precious resources.

Initially, Planetary Resources will focus not upon precious metals, but easier - to - find resources such as water, oxygen, hydrogen and materials that can be usedResources will focus not upon precious metals, but easier - to - find resources such as water, oxygen, hydrogen and materials that can be usedresources such as water, oxygen, hydrogen and materials that can be used as fuel.

The study describes it as «a precious resource in the gut».

In Gravity Rush 2 Precious Gems are a very important resource for our protagonist Kat, as they allow her to purchase various upgrades for her gravity powers.

An environmental sci - fi epic about resource wars involving a precious commodity known as melange, the book was philosophical and dense; the film would be head - trippy, mind - expanding.

That raises the question as to why the opening text points out that living in outer space is Earth's most precious resource, and the wording of that information raises even more questions about screenwriters Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback's grasp of syntactic logic (If these living spaces are outside the realm of the planet Earth, they can't technically be a resource of it, now can they?).

But as I have discovered, its greatest resource is not energy or precious metals but its young people.