Sentence examples similar to a scant time from inspiring English sources

Does it sound every bit like a 38th Neil Young album, one with a scant time-lag between ideas and their unadorned execution?

But a biologist would have scant time for such nonsense.

He cannot count on a second term, should he even want one, and five years is scant time to make an impression on an institution as unbiddable as the World Bank.

That might appeal more if he could win the same deal as the ten Bosnian Croats: a trial within five months, giving the stretched tribunal scant time to prepare a proper prosecution.

His real day job, though, is one that is almost always high stress, leaving scant time for a personal life.

That seems a little strange after our last two months of World Cup preparation – which was such a contrast to our usual scant time together as Eagles – but we've been full-on these past few weeks and it is a much-needed mental and physical rest.

But with scant time, and a PANKy agenda to be had, we headed to the beach to get the familiar out of the way.

Jean-Eric Vergne 21 France Made his name winning the British F3 title (previous alumni include Senna and Hakkinen) but has had scant time in an F1 car.

It's an environment that unfortunately leaves scant time for pausing to evaluate how well new initiatives are working or whether there might have been a better way to roll out a particular policy.

Monday and a final vote on Dec. 24, allowing scant time to review the bulky and complicated bill or a last-minute 383-page amendment that reflects the Nelson agreement.

Even if creditors give a struggling company more rope, they are not patient about it, and tight repayment deadlines leave scant time to turn a big company around.