21. Ms . Caron's pungent memories of that atmosphere evoke its artistic ferment and occasional preciousness . 22. Like his character, who declares bohemia dead, he wonders about the preciousness of some artists. 23. It was about sacrifices, about mothers, about raising children, about the preciousness of family. 24. Even these moments, however, are tinged with a preciousness that does the play no favors. 25. A ravening fear and loneliness surge beneath the willful preciousness of " Impossible Marriage ." 26. With death around the corner for many of them, life carries a special urgency and preciousness . 27. Instead, it is seeing whether Mamet can keep topping himself with his self-imploding preciousness . 28. Even when the energy is at full throttle, there's a distancing quality of preciousness . 29. Is there a way to pull off an extended homage to the cinema without lapsing into preciousness ? 30. Originally in Latin the word " caritas " meant preciousness , dearness, high price.