Sentence examples for paucity of ambition from inspiring English sources
Eurotrash began at Calais, we assumed, French television drama in particular a byword for paucity of ambition – this from a country with one of the world's most vibrant and innovative post-war cinema cultures.
It is notable mainly for the paucity of its ambition (it does not solve the fundamental cause of the housing crisis, which is the lack of supply) and the downright counter-productive nature of many of its proposals.
Watching Gayle bat, you realise the paucity of his ambition: if the ball is wide of the off-stump, it is cut or left alone; if it's on a middle, off or fourth stump line, it is hit in the V for one, four or six or (early on especially) defended texbookly; if it's on the pads, it is deflected to the leg-side fine for four, or squarer for one at most.
To get an idea of the paucity of the new proposal's ambition, contrast it with the tens of trillions of dollars of financial assistance that was committed to deeply insolvent financial institutions, which have used the funds mostly for their sole benefit.
They were full of ambition".
The lack of ambition and greed results in mediocrity".
He also reminded me of the importance of ambition.
Setting standards is a clear sign of ambition.
Repression of ambition, of creativity.
They complain about a paucity of offerings.
