Sentence examples for by scant from inspiring English sources

Far away, Shekhinah wanders between the buildings, picked out by scant light.

But vocational schools in rural areas, no less than their middle-school counterparts, are blighted by scant funding and poor-quality staff.

Unlike in the arid west, where vine growth is limited by scant moisture, grape vines in the Northeast run rampant, fueled by our better soils and more-than-adequate rainfall.

Hamstrung by scant education, I scratched out a pathetic existence in the gutters of Darlinghurst, Kings Cross and Surry Hills in Sydney, and in the back lanes of inner-Brisbane.

Like all ski resort towns, Mammoth also remained dependent on the weather: two winters of good snowfall — the ski season lasted until the Fourth of July last year — were followed by scant snow this winter.

And since 2008 the fall in the pound against emerging-market currencies has given London an extra boost.The soaring demand for London properties is being met by scant new supply.

Cityhood was approved by voters there in June 1983 by a scant 15 votes out of 3,500, but cityhood opponents challenged the count, saying that pro-incorporation campaign workers had completed absentee ballots for many voters and delivered them illegally.

In the first three quarters of 2003 operating income at the entertainment unit of Viacom, which is dominated by Paramount, had fallen 32percentt, and revenue had risen by a scant 2percentto to $2.8 billion.

Manufacturers, power plants and refineries have reduced emissions by a scant 16%--much less than was anticipated by this time.

With just 67 days to go until Britain is due by law to leave the European Union, May exasperated MPs and business groups by offering scant evidence that she was willing to change course.

He won his home state of Minnesota by a scant 3,800 votes (less than 0.2percentt).