Sentence examples for given meagre from inspiring English sources

Given meagre election turnouts and the Brotherhood's formidable discipline, even in modest numbers its supporters make a difference.There is another wild card.

After a gruelling Championship promotion campaign against a backdrop of boardroom sniping, bloated expectation and an unprepossessing brand of football, McLeish must have feared the worst this summer when he was given meagre funds.

According to those aboard, conditions were appalling; the crew was worked to the point of exhaustion, given meagre rations and forbidden to wash or change their clothes for several weeks.

Given his meagre investigative resources, he knew he couldn't investigate all of Wall Street.

He said: "The district administration has given a meagre compensation of Rs 30,000 to the family.

That seemed extortionate, especially given the meagre rates of interest he got on his bank deposits.

Objectors to complex applications running to hundreds of pages are given a meagre 21 days to register dissent.

Given the meagre amount of preparation time the Lions will enjoy, such instant bonds have an obvious appeal.

This alarms consumer groups, such as Public Citizen, which worry about the FDA's ability to police manufacturing given its meagre manpower and funding.

"If you're on a tight budget, don't spend it on bling, but on space," says Ely. That's a motto that has served the project well, given its meagre construction budget of £1,000/sq m.

Yet despite their mixed records, foreign companies and international agencies are beginning to wake up to the regional crisis in the making – and given the meagre resources of Pacific states, the international community must play a critical role.