Word: preciousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some of the only ice carvers in the region, the skill and reputation that Fontecchio and Georgs have developed are precious assets...
...these precious moments of tranquility before the flurry of work, classes and Christmas shopping takes over...
...Because many pensions are based on an employee's last three years of service, phasing out of a current career slowly is financially unattractive. And while employers may provide information about how to prepare financially for retirement, most don't talk to workers about how to plan another precious resource--their time. Additionally, volunteering organizations are largely missing out on the untapped resource of skilled retirees...
...preservation of the world," he could not have foreseen that wilderness, as an idea, would one day be used to sell everything from SUVs to soda pop. Disconcerting though this development may be, it happens to come with a substantial upside; because wilderness is now esteemed as something precious and/or fashionable, wild places are more often being rescued from commercial exploitation. But if the wilderness fad has made it easier to protect wild country from development, it has made it harder to protect wild country from the exploding ranks of wilderness enthusiasts. Increasingly, places once considered enduringly back of beyond...
...phone usage in buildings and cars, since that requires a stronger signal (or if you talk a lot from your car, install a phone with an external antenna); last, try a headset, with the phone strapped to your waist. This keeps the antenna away from your head--and that precious brain...