Sentence examples for lean periods from inspiring English sources

Lean periods are common in rural Africa, and villagers usually know how to survive.

But in lean periods the low basic salary, which has not changed for a decade, quickly threatens to make living in London impossible – not least because of the capital's high property costs, for which Foxtons negotiators are themselves partly responsible.

The never-ending succession of duds in the intervening years (as in his other lean periods) is exhausting just to read: The Honorary Consul, The Cotton Club, No Mercy, Power..

They should cover several abundance and lean periods of the agricultural product (Lutz 1994, p. 121; Delgado 1986).

An example is presented that evaluates operational decisions, such as accumulating the underutilized resource levels of a resource type from lean periods and utilizing them for tight periods when that resource type becomes binding.

Aerobic-composting (using microbial consortium culture), like vermi-composting, proved to be an effective technology with advantage of no requirement to maintain ambient living conditions in lean periods as is required for earthworms in vermi-composting, but needs more energy/labor for biomass turnings.

"Talk about a lean period".

The lean period has been much longer this year, and the climate shocks are more regular.

They've gone through a lean period, but it will be a tough game for us.

Either way, this is a lean period like the one that immediately follows the Oscars.

This money-spinner will help to carry Pfizer through a lean period.