Sentence examples for paltry compared with from inspiring English sources

Venture capital, then as now, remains paltry compared with Europe and America.

Though its presence is growing, it is still paltry compared with China's.

The fines were paltry compared with the damage done to homeowners and the economy.

That is paltry compared with the $80 billion-plus market for conventional cigarettes in the country.

He ran an amateur operation; the ransoms he received were paltry compared with those commanded by someone like Nwaeze.

The choice among commercial ones is paltry compared with that for seeds, but it's a lot wider than for sets.

He makes the point that my LinkedIn network is paltry, especially compared with his database of 5,000-plus 5,000-plus

But those would be paltry penalties compared with the criminal charges, lawsuits and media frenzy faced by Ms. Grubman.

"Arranging colours on a canvas is a paltry thing compared with what calls out to be explored".

Yet the industry spends a mere $200 million in promotion each year -- a paltry sum compared with other gift industries, like jewelry, he said.

The political victory that that effort provided will eventually be a paltry thing compared with the actual human transcendence that it initiated, however fitfully so far.