Sentence examples for scant in from inspiring English sources

Mass media is scant in the region.

Hard numbers are often scant in questions of faith.

They will be places where research and development, which is scant in Egypt today, take off.

Details about the fighting in Kunar were scant in the days afterward.

What few exist are poor in quality, scant in quantity, and widely dispersed.

Flight 93 was more perfect for mythmaking for being so scant in its facts.

De-mining provided a lifeline for many people when employment opportunities were scant in post-war Mozambique.

Apt comparisons for Warcraft are hard to frame, since notable big-screen adaptations of video games have been scant in recent years.

(References to "the causes of crime" are so scant in these bills that only the most sensitive instruments can detect them).

It is a six-way race, with polling scant in the state, but the Democratic contender will be a heavy favorite to win in November.

In response, they debated whether the panel should look into some likely causes, from inadequate teacher preparation and scant in-school training to a subpar curriculum and flabby standards.