Sentence examples for had scant knowledge from inspiring English sources
He had scant knowledge of computers at the time.
Until recently, scientists had scant knowledge of how warming and weather extremes were affecting lakes.
Until recently, scientists had scant knowledge of how atmospheric heating and increasing weather extremes were affecting lakes throughout the world.
In 1974 she was invited to edit The British Journal of Music Therapy even though she had scant knowledge of the field.
But stock in the company has fallen on reports that Securities and Exchange Commission officials are intensifying a probe into Tesla's public statements and Tesla's board made it clear it had scant knowledge of a Saudi Arabian pledge investment that Musk claimed to have received in a blog post last week and which he claimed "was just a matter of getting the process moving".
"It was intended to screen off those who had scant knowledge of what sponsorship was about," Cha explains.
Officials of the World Bank and I.M.F. say that most protesters and many political and academic critics have scant knowledge of what these institutions do, and that the relative health of the global economy these days proves that the institutions are effective.
Sir Paul McCartney, whose debut ballet score has premiered in New York, has admitted that he has scant knowledge of the art form.
According to Reuters, "analysts said Bolsonaro, a former army captain and lawmaker who has admitted to having scant knowledge of economics, was assembling an experienced economic team to implement his plans to slash government spending, simplify Brazil's complex tax system and sell off state-run companies".
