But some observed that the move also enabled their coach to make substitutions without using a precious time-out.

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Drawing on the experience of 30 international experts, Troubled Waters looks at the necessity of effective intergovernmental cooperation to ensure the global sustainability of this precious resource, using past successes and failures in ocean management as examples.

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But we are a precious long way from using solar and wind power to replace oil in any noticable way.

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But in using the Taxing Clause, the Court offered precious little in the way of limiting principles.

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Better funded schools are able to assemble parts they need quickly using supplies on hand, but the Bluestone team loses precious building time to travel some 30 miles to the nearest large hardware store.

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