Sentence examples for given the slim from inspiring English sources

His answer, given the slim prospects for the future in Gaza, is difficult to believe.

A bank employee says she often advises homeowners not to apply, given the slim chances for success.

This is an impossible task given the slim majority of the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) in both houses of parliament.

Given the slim margin with which the House bill passed, the aggressive depreciation plan could be toned down in the Senate.

Given the slim Republican majority, the conservative lawmakers exert tremendous sway over the House leaders, who know they can scuttle any bill by withdrawing their support.

Given the slim nature of the band's catalogue, it might be easy to think that the group would ply a heritage approach, but there was nothing backward-looking in the way Portishead sound.

Its stock closed on Wednesday at $13.96 a share, down 4 cents, giving the Slim family's 9.1 million shares a value of $127 million.

Oprah Winfrey got attention for all the wrong reasons when her stylist told a tabloid reporter at one show that his client has to wear "miracle clothes - whatever gives the slimmer look".

Patrick Henderson, a food reviewer for the San Diego Reader, gave the Slim-Fast bar "3.5 defibrillators out of 5," mostly because it tasted better than a regular Slim-Fast.

St . Louis Sandy Collins and John Matke defeated Walts and Piatek, 6-4, tiethe the match then beat the San Diego duo, 7-5, in a 13-point tiebreaker to give the Slims a 24-23 victory.

Given the Republicans' slim majority in the new Senate and their successes in Florida, Democrats will want Mr. Graham to stay where he is.