Receiving only paltry damages, however, Erzberger resigned his ministry.
The tribe had little say, and received only paltry royalties.
Reading or imagining a Twitter post can bear only paltry resemblance to the real thing.
Because Iceland is so small, the banks could attract only paltry sums in domestic deposits, which made them overly reliant on international capital markets.
Lastly, many a politician is on the board of the local mutual and finds it an obvious way to dispense patronage.True, many continental banking sectors, like those of France and Italy, enjoy only paltry returns.
What Mr. Arafat had envisioned as triumphal appearances after his release from the siege drew only paltry, perfunctory crowds, and he canceled a planned speech at the Jenin refugee camp, scene of the fiercest fighting, apparently for fear of an angry crowd.
With only paltry supplies the volunteer doctors struggle to help.
But, even then, the study indicated that only paltry 5% did irrigation, sourcing from nearby water pan as the pans cannot sustain intensive irrigation due to high costs stemming from the rising demand for water that is shared between wildlife, domestic and livestock.
