Sentence examples for more measly from inspiring English sources

The profits of these organisations with women at the helm rose to 64% in the last three years, compared to the more measly 27% and 23% growth for the traditionally male-managed big businesses on the BSE.

But really, all Jose Altuve and company really needed was a few more measly wins against Texas and they would be in the thick of it heading into the final weekend.

Attention, coach class passengers: that bag of honey roasted peanuts is about to look even more measly now that fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies are the least of the treats offered on the other side of the curtains.

But what's in it for the bank, which pays no more than a "measly" 0.75 percent to its own savings account customers?

At the end of February came what first looked to be beastly ("a great storm") but what, after what followed, appeared no more than a measly, beggarly storm ("stiddy rain & snow").

After all, everyone knows that her breakthrough movie, Bridesmaids, would have made more than a measly $288m worldwide if only she had sported a waist the width of a champagne flute.

Now if anyone were to demand that the Tricycle refuse the £720,000 it receives from the Arts Council – far more than the measly £1,400 the Israeli embassy gives the Jewish film festival by the way – it would reply that governments all round the world subsidise culture.

It would take an insane amount of money to even try — way more than a measly $1 billion.

There's something for everyone in the landmark tax legislation President George W. Bush George W. Bush signed June 7 a lot more than the measly rebate checks that will be mailed out this year.

An MP3 player, 5-megapixel camera, GPS unit, and phone all would costs more than the measly $749 Nokia is charging for this beast.

But c'mon Infocase, you have to give me more than two measly pockets to put my charger and gadgets in.