Sentence examples for has been sparse at best from inspiring English sources

But serious research on their interactions with patients has been sparse at best.

Outsourcing abroad, particularly the shifting of work to China and India, so much in the news, is one reason hiring at home has been sparse.

But attendance at dozens of public input sessions has been sparse, and many local officials are still not sure what the heritage area is.

News coverage has been sparse.

But official aid has been sparse.

Work has been sparse in recent years, she said.

And advertising has been sparse.

Attendance has been sparse.

Food has been sparse, the smell of sewage inescapable.

Evidence has been sparse until now.

In contrast, previous epidemiologic studies looking at fine particle constituents and morbidity have been sparse.