He spits in the pan and swirls again, gathering the precious dust in a small depression in the pan.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Gold ornaments are a traditional wedding present to brides and a gift of the precious metal during Hindu religious festivals augurs good fortune.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

In the big cities, the traditional affinity to the precious metal is waning, as trends change.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

India has snapped up nearly half the precious metal the IMF is selling to shore up its finances and increase lending to developing countries.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

India's Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, says the country's comfortable foreign exchange reserves prompted the Reserve Bank or RBI to invest in the precious metal.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

India is the world's biggest buyer of the precious metal.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Another best picture nominee about a teenager is "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Precious is an extremely overweight black teenager in the Harlem area of New York City.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Critics have also praised a movie called "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

VOA: special.2010.01.01

Therefore she offers you this precious moonstone in exchange for the 12 babies.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Paul lifted the crystal glass of champagne and drank the cold,precious,bubbling wine.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

also from the album, "Precious Memories."

VOA: special.2009.11.13

"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

I think there would be huge protests across the country if they tried to take away their precious vuvuzelas."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The Oscar for Best Supporting Actress went to Mo'Nique, who plays the abusive mother of a troubled teenaged girl in "Precious."

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

In South Africa, midwife Precious Robinson says the shortage is made worse by many women leaving the profession.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

We have strengthened our investment in our most precious resources - the air we breathe, the water we drink, the parks and public spaces we enjoy."

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

Lee Daniels,the filmmaker behind the unexpected success "Precious,"

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

Family members rush to take advantage of every precious drop before the afternoon, filling plastic jugs,oil drums, and pails with water for use by the 15 people who live in this home.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01