Sentence examples for scant basis from inspiring English sources

But a single month provides scant basis for such optimism.

As one commenter highlighted, this anecdotal evidence is scant basis to overturn the protection of a vulnerable species, of which there are fewer than tigers.

The story has scant basis in fact, but it is even now often repeated, so neatly does it chime with the view that female opera singers, with their famous freedoms, are the ­enemies of "serious" (male) composers.

She has since made a name arguing that much of the discrimination against women in the Islamic world has scant basis in the sacred text (because Eve was described as weak and flawed, it does not follow that all women are).

A core group had determined to remind Americans that the New Deal had scant basis in jurisprudence.

First, I believe that we do know who he is, and that what we have seen provides scant basis for optimism about "best-case" scenarios of how he will act as president.

Fernyhough does not spend much time on these criticisms, though in a footnote he does concede the scant evidentiary basis of the movement's claims.

Innocent men were picked up on the basis of scant evidence and in many cases subjected to abuse and torture.

Innocent men were picked up on the basis of scant or nonexistent evidence and subjected to lengthy detention and often to abuse and torture.

There are reports that, despite the government's stated intentions, people are still being arrested and detained on the basis of scant evidence.

That is what he spectacularly failed to do, and that is why his 15-year-old opponents look slightly bemused when on the basis of scant evidence he tries to get them to accept his conclusions.