Sentence examples for a scant majority from inspiring English sources

A government survey last year found that a scant majority (53%) "accept gay lifestyles", with younger Singaporeans generally more tolerant than older ones.

The question raised by the lawsuit was whether Paamco's status as a company owned by women, albeit with a scant 51 percent majority for many years, gave it an edge over the competition.

A majority of the analysts still think the German economy is good, and a scant 4 percent think it is in bad shape.

Once the drink of choice for the majority of defeños  (Mexico City locals), pulquerias have mostly disappeared over the last few decades, with a scant dozen remaining in the city.

(It has a scant soundtrack).

Democrats can point to a scant few.

Stitch, using a scant 1/4 " seam allowance.

The process lasted a scant nine minutes.

A scant three or four hands went up.

Zero to 60 acceleration requires a scant 5.4 seconds.

Personal incomes rose a scant 0.2percentt in June.