Sentence examples for barely productive from inspiring English sources

Apple capitals are a dime a dozen in Oregon and over the border in Washington, a state even more famous for apples, and the orchards here are barely productive anymore.

But Indians have not only ended up with most of the least fertile plots of land, many of which have now been divided up as a result of population growth to the point they are barely productive, but have also received little in the way of credit and technical help from the government.

Land denoted as "grazing land" in our dataset therefore includes a large variety of ecosystem types: It comprises intensively cultivated meadows as well as barely productive semi-natural landscapes that often have a very high ecological value and may be used very extensively.

Experimental moral philosophy far outstrips what we've been able to cover here and many issues and areas of productive research have barely been touched upon.

While the consumption slice of our economy is doing better, the productive sector is barely treading water.

It was a highly positive and productive discussion, with barely any trolling, and should be required reading for blacks and whites alike.

Since the 1970s, "[r]eal family income has barely budged despite our workforce becoming more productive than ever," Harkin said.

It's about how much money can I spend to show all these people (that I barely know and care about) that I'm a productive, worthwhile individual and now part of a family unit.

Phillips has maintained that these Mets have the talent to win, and he has faith that even Jeromy Burnitz -- who can barely keep his average above.200 -- will again be productive.

When you're sweating bullets and are so terrified that you can barely function, stepping outside your comfort zone is anything but productive.

Our current congress, the 113th, is on track to pass barely half the laws the 112th did, making it one of the least productive congresses in history, both in the quantity and quality of laws passed.