Sentence examples similar to a paltry two years from inspiring English sources

For one thing, he will be the junior partner: a paltry fourteen years in the House of Commons, as opposed to Corbyn's thirty-two.

No matter that this is just enough to keep the world going for a paltry three years – behind closed doors, nations and multinationals are still planning to carve up the Arctic for their own ends.

Police Justice THE FRENCH POLICE WHO SPARKED THE 2005 RIOTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO FACE TRIAL Just a paltry eight years after they chased two innocent teenagers into death by electrocution.

Last quarter, the economy grew by a paltry two per cent.

A paltry "two or three hundred volumes" of books, negligently arranged, filled a bookshelf.

Forty-six venture funded companies went public in 2010, raising $3.4 billion– up more than five times from the year earlier's proceeds from a paltry eight IPOs.

When Thomas, meanwhile, was having subpar years, he never suggested, nor was requested, to return even a paltry million or so from his contract.

Pfizer paid then 38-year old and then shoe-in Hall of Famer Rafael Palmeiro a paltry two-million dollars to publicly declare he used Viagra.

The 27-year-old only signed from PSV in the summer but has mustered a paltry three starts.

A paltry fifteen minutes.

Battery life is a paltry three hours.