Sentence examples for scant air from inspiring English sources

In a typical house the windows consist of a few small round or square openings, permitting scant air or light to enter.

The first two terms continue to be volleyed back-and-forth by legislators scoring points in this year's campaign, but the latter two have received scant air time.

But two other principles have received scant air time: giving consumers "access" to data collected on them and providing them with the "security" that the data is kept private.

In other markets, natural gas futures fell to a six-week low as scant air-conditioning use in the Northeast sapped power demand, allowing fuel brokers and utilities to add to depleted winter reserves.

And for the most part the news media now give scant space or air time to critics of military programs or policies.

They could not find room for this great artist of the theater in a scant 180 minutes of air time?

The Romney campaign, which has had a scant presence on the air in recent weeks, on Friday added Colorado, New Hampshire and Nevada to the states where it is running television commercials, according to a media buyer who monitors political spending.

(In general, concerns about clean water and air get scant shrift here, and New Yorkers are told they needn't fret about conserving electricity, since they already use far less per capita than the national average. This reviewer, who is always looking for something new to unplug, is shocked. And doubtful).

Outside, on a makeshift patio (lovely for brunch in the summer), overturned furniture gives the place an abandoned air; inside, the scant light makes for a pleasantly seedy sodium glow.

She even manages to appear beside him on the air, joining the scant audience for one broadcast and rushing the stage when he calls for a volunteer.

Literature is scant on the effect of air pollution on the development of TIA and minor stroke.