Sentence examples for scant desire from inspiring English sources

Certainly, there's scant desire.

Aged 50 by the time the Stonewall riots kicked off the modern fight for gay and lesbian rights in the US, he displayed scant desire to demand recognition or equality for the community even though as time passed "he was living in a glass closet", according to Kopelson.

This is a time when, thanks to water restrictions, even taking a bath is a transgressive act, an assertion of individual desire over scant collective resources.

Yet there is scant evidence of a desire in either country to seek constitutional change.

The attacks of "Israel's latest massacre in Gaza," said a headline by commentator Ali Abunimah posted at his Electronic Intifada,"have followed a typical pattern," with Palestinians responding with rockets of scant consequence, providing Israel a desired pretext for continued bombing of Gazans.

So far, there is scant evidence that the government's desire to boost industry is bearing fruit.

In fact, there is scant evidence to suggest Ferrante's desire for anonymity was anything but genuine.

12 14 Despite women's articulated desire for trusted resources, scant research has evaluated the content or quality of information available to facilitate women's early abortion method decision-making.

Books, which as objects of desire have seemed to have scant place in Hollywood's slick, visual sensibility, have a new role in the business of television.

The sanctions, driven by the desire to isolate and punish Iran, have scant international support and have made it more difficult to advance our interests in the region around Iran.

Despite all the publicity about New York City's desire to fire or lay off senior teachers, scant mention has been made of money, a major factor in principals' reluctance to rehire displaced teachers.