Sentence examples for paltry role from inspiring English sources
They might have been fobbed off with a paltry role as a parliamentary bag-carrier for another minister.
According to social scientist and former president of Mexico's transparency commission, Jacqueline Peschard, the paltry increase is indicative of the insignificant role social justice plays in the government's vision of development.
The fact that "Georgia contributes more to international operations than most existing members of NATO," in Kramer's and Wilson's words, illustrates the paltry nature of others' efforts, not the bountiful role played by Tbilisi.
This is a good idea -- especially since China provides paltry donor contributions given its economic size and global role.
The Treasury got into this game to help average Americans, so if it thinks its job is done because it grossed a paltry gain on its massive interventions, it does not even understand its role.
For days this week, their role was heavily criticized by opposition activists, who complained about the paltry number of observers and about the mission's leader, a former Sudanese general.
And then there was the time he was muttering to Ms. Jackson about having earned a paltry $350 for playing Mr. Freeze on the "Batman" television show, while Arnold Schwarzenegger earned $20 million for doing the same role in a movie.
A paltry fifteen minutes.
Foreclosure relief is paltry.
