Sentence examples for scant idea from inspiring English sources

But when questioned, he seems to have scant idea of who his character is and what is going on.

"Two years ago we had scant idea about what microbes are present in subsurface rocks or what they eat.

Until then, scientists had charted the mouse genome but had scant idea what each gene actually did.

Yet at times opera has also thrived with audiences who had scant idea of what the words meant.

My guess is that many of those in attendance that night had scant idea of what they were in for with this mystical and extraordinary work.

FilmRise itself seem to have scant idea of what to do, hyping the film with the pizzazz-deficient tagline "From the head animator of 'Shrek,' " and Hui, who would be happy to make himself available to promote the film in the U.S., has never been contacted by anyone at the company.

Because I had no idea what a hall of residence was, and because I was – and still am – a gifted procrastinator, I'd given scant thought to the practicalities of living in London on a grant.

The idea found scant resonance, as most leaders stressed unity.

That idea has scant support beyond the party's extreme left.

But the Front then seemed less of a threat, so his idea drew scant attention.

There is a streak of laissez-faire in the choice of policies that does scant justice to the idea that societies can – and should – shape their own evolution.