Sentence examples for paltriest from inspiring English sources

Their response hitherto has been to pile into the last few recesses of the stock and bond markets where it is still possible to earn more than the paltriest of returns, because the assets in question are so risky.

Once even the paltriest of programs has been accorded legitmacy by the executive and legislative branches, the issue is no longer one of principle, but of appropriations.

In the paltriest of the latter-day projects ("The Muppets' Wizard of Oz," anyone?), our erstwhile heroes seemed like the walking dead.

Of course, to those in industries unaccustomed to large year-end bonuses, even the paltriest Wall Street bonus would rank as a princely sum.

For example, Texas also has one of the paltriest welfare programs in the US (recipients get less than $300 a month).

They deserve to know what is going on". Newcastle, still under the caretaker charge of Chris Hughton, are next at home to Leeds United in a pre-season friendly expected to attract one of St James Parkk's paltriest crowds in recent years.

It could also be argued that the union campaign might have incidentally benefited the Liberal Democrats, who spent paltry sums compared with the two main parties.

Bank of America, which has already shelled out $40bn in clean-up costs for its acquisition of Countrywide, made a paltry $4.2bn in net income last year: one-fifth of the income of JP Morgan.

Maike Currie, associate investment director at Fidelity Personal Investing, said that while removing the income tax on interest earned on cash "makes for a great headline", it would do little for cash savers who had to contend with paltry rates.

After 30 hours of racing over six days we were separated by a paltry three minutes.

"Coming out here [New Orleans] in 1998, talking to clients and seeing the paltry resources given to their cases was terrible," he said then.