Sentence examples for be thin on from inspiring English sources

Other major roles appear to be thin on the ground.

Buyers are likely to be thin on the ground.

These days, though, such folks tend to be thin on the ground.

Rocket scientists may be thin on the ground in traditional R&D but investment banks are keen to recruit them to dream up sophisticated financial products.

A year ago this week Evan Davis succeeded veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman as presenter of Newsnight, but the bunting is expected to be thin on the ground.

The problem the Conservatives face in repeating the trick is that economic winners will be thin on the ground over the next few years.

Grocery stores, too, will soon be thinner on the ground.

Margins should be thinner on intake valves than exhaust valves.

Lions, for instance, are thin on the ground: perhaps one pride per 250sq km.

Altruism is thin on the ground.

"The margins are thin on these laptops".