Sentences with phrase «for precious years»

What's refreshing, though, is Coffey's skeptical but affectionate feel for the tenacious strivers who cling like limpets to the margins of every arts scene, often for precious years of their impoverished lives.

Not exact matches

Much of the rent and the consultants» work were paid for in DenOptix stock, meaning that the company spent only $ 45,000 of its precious cash during its first year of business.

I mean struggling to make ends meet, having no real purpose, and waking up one day and realizing you've wasted precious years with only regret to show for it.

Gold bugs like Eric Sprott, head of Sprott Asset Management, have for years recommended owning precious metals for this reason.

It remains cautious however, highlighting that as the final quarter of 2015 unfolds, «a growing challenge for gold and for the rest of the precious metals complex would be that investors are likely to become more protective of year - to - date performance.»

A customer of mine who is 55 years old recently asked if it was not too late for him to get into precious metals.

Since the beginning of the second quarter of this year, spot gold has been trading in a tight $ 100 range, with the price of the precious metal more or less confined in the $ 1,200 - 1,300 per troy ounce band — and investor demand for the yellow metal has been continuing to wane as the global stock - market rally continues unabated.

It has only been around for a few years — years in which metals were falling more than rising — but over the past three years it nevertheless outperformed precious metals stocks, on average.

The U.S. Fed have just stopped their quantitative easing, this action is predicted to raise interest rates for the U.S. by next year — two major factors that push the precious yellow metal's prices down now.

According to gold - demand trends in first quarter 2017, published by the World Gold Council, the mandate for the precious metal dropped at an annual pace of 18 percent to 1,034.5 tons in the first quarter of 2017, from 1,260 tons a year earlier.

The Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry a duration of just under 2 years, mostly in Treasury inflation protected securities, and about 20 % of assets in precious metals shares, for which the Market Climate continues to be favorable at present.

The Gold Report: Doug, after the long run - up in the precious metals market for most of the year, October started off turbulently.

We have quested for it and lusted after it; treasuring and trading the precious metal for thousands of years.

The spot gold price took its worst monthly tumble in November for 35 years, continuing the precious metal's steady decline in 2013.

Sticking to physical gold bullion from an online dealer that offers storage, a dollar - cost averaging program, and a fully integrated IRA will ensure that all of your precious metals needs are met — now and for years to come.

I believe it's almost «a given» that precious metals will resume their secular bull run, which could continue for the next three to five years.

For over 100 years, The Perth Mint has earned its reputation as one of the most trusted precious metals facilities in the world.

Morningstar ratings for the Gold and Precious Metals Fund (USERX), in the Equity Precious Metals fund category: USERX was rated 5 Stars Overall out of 71 funds, 5 Stars out of 71 funds for the three - year period, 5 Stars out of 64 funds for the five - year period, and 4 Stars out of 46 funds for the 10 - year period, as of December 31, 2016.

Gold benefited from the weakness of the Dollar as it finally broke through the $ 1300 level that held back the precious metal for almost a year.

Lipper named the Gold and Precious Metals Fund the Best Precious Metals Equity Fund, out of 62 funds, for the three - year period ending 11/30/2016.

For years we had wanted to invest in the tri-state area, but were skeptical about our ability to dedicate precious time to our investments.

When asked why precious metals offer a good investment with the market recently trending down and Fed officials talking about boosting interest rates several times both this year and next year, Checkan responded, «premiums for many bullion products are absurdly low.»

For the past 15 years, he has investigated precious metals» mines and exploration sites in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia, China, Canada, and the U.S..

Over the past few years, commodities and precious metals have been increasingly recognized as an effective and perhaps necessary tool for diversification.

The year saw investment demand for the precious metal rise by 70 percent, while gold - backed exchange - traded funds (ETFs) experienced their second - highest inflow of investor interest on record.

It has taken a very long time for me to realize that God does love and forgive me, and that the God I have hated for so many years, because I feared he would take things so precious to me away from me, is NOT God and does not deserve to be loved.

Well, I think that orthodox Christianity has had precious little cultural credibility for many years, and so there is probably no need to panic on that score.

Some change in my thinking on this as on other matters during the six years separating the two books can not be denied and perhaps is not to be apologized for; but critics have been mistaken if they have supposed that the authenticity and the unique quality of Jesus» humanity have ever become less precious to me than when I wrote the first book.

Though the abuse had forever changed the life of this precious child, I came to realize that the abuse had not destroyed her soul and that underneath it all she was still a 9 year old who had childhood interests, aspirations for what she wanted to do when she «grew up», and even dreamed of going to Disney World.

The time will come when time will run out for us too, and once we see that, we see also that for the 18 - year - old at McDonald's as well as for the old crock in the retirement - home cafeteria, every one of our suppers points to the preciousness of life and also to the certainty of death, which makes life even more precious still and is precious in itself because under its shadow we tend to search harder and harder for light.

Joanne, thank you for being an amazing friend... a wise beyond your years person, a special person who I'm so lucky to call my friend and congratulations to you and Pete on the birth of sweet, precious James!

The funny thing is that at certain points in the year, he'll crave donuts or ice cream for a week and I'll come home to a half eaten box of Krispy Kreme on the counter and pints of Häagen - Dazs taking up precious space in the freezer.

For her first year I was a little precious about what I gave her to eat — everything was made at home and organic produce only.

Years ago I had this precious black lady for a friend.

Instead FA Cups and 4th place finishes have been papering over the cracks for years and keeping fanbase satisfied while Liverpool get Klopp, play great football, and Spurs overtake us in our precious top 4 spot.

HORSE RACING — DEARLY PRECIOUS ($ 4.20), Mike Hole riding, won the $ 105,205 Sorority Stakes for 2 - year - old fillies by 2 1/4 lengths over Optimistic Gal at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J..

Then writers wouldn't need to strategically vote, such as like last year when some did not vote for Pedro Martinez knowing he would be safe so they could give one of their precious 10 to someone else.

They traded a first or second for each of those guys (in addition to their best OL), and not only did the acquired players largely underperform, but the lack of high draft picks brought them to where they are today: having to waste precious years of Wilson's prime to rebuild their defense.

@ Gunner22 Ok bro, whatever excuses you want to give is fine, it doesn't change the fact that its time for a change, it is inevitable, we are only wasting precious rebuilding years.

It was a very unhappy New Year for Arsenal fans as we saw our beloved team drop precious points to a direct rival when we were beaten 2 - 0 away at Southampton, but Per Mertesacker says that that was a blessing in disguise and taught the players that they needed to be more solid defensively rather than going gung - ho into the attack.

I recall my sense of amazement and relief when I learned, five years ago, that an 18th - century English scholar whom I had known for a long time, a man who is the quintessence of the precious academic and one who would not in his youth have turned a conscious moment to the subject of athletics, was a passionate follower of the Mets.

At the tail end of the season, where there's precious little to play for, and the best we can hope for is 3rd, to put us in the driving seat for another time wasting frolick at the first couple stages of the UCL, having blown away one of our best chances to win the League in what — TWELVE YEARS, mate?

You and I have been wasting our precious time to see a good entertainment in each weekend in the last twenty years (maybe more, for a hardcore fan).

In 1975 the figure so far is more than $ 1 million, for in addition to Wajima he also trains Dearly Precious, the 2 - year - old filly who has rattled off seven straight stakes and could well be the Ruffian of 1976.

I am not willing to sacrifice my precious time to watch this kind of garbage and I have already halted buying any merchandise for two years now.

The Board is only interested in money not trophies they figure they have enough in the cabinet, Ridiculous wenger is only interested in his legacy, he wants to say he did it his way and he won the EPL and the CL, but this is where his legacy is distorted, his teams that he creates for the last couple years has played with HANDICAPs, several deficiencies compared compared to precious teams he created, the main failings is the frail midfielders he has taken a loving to, while in previous years if he had frail players in the midfield, he also had man mountains who could do the defensive work in the middle of the park.

So it is still looking like this season will be the tightest and most hotly contested title race for many years and that means that every single point is precious.

The pass, they move and linkup in unison, giving defenses precious little time to react before striking a decisive blow; it's precisely the sort of direct attacking play Roma was lacking for much of the past year - and - a-half.

i never see her until i'm putting my 2 year old to bed and then she continuously meows so loud for about an hour, making my daughter's sleepy eyes shoot open into play mode because she hears her precious cat.

The First 5 Years Memory Book from C.R. Gibson is a popular choice for recording all the moments and memories that are too precious to forget.