Sentence examples for scant reason from inspiring English sources

But there were three weeks last autumn that gave him scant reason to chuckle.

Perhaps because poorly supervised and largely unaccountable managers have scant reason to be careful with other people's money.

So will 2015 be the year Myanmar becomes a vibrant democracy?The country's record gives scant reason for hope.

After my father's grave marker is unveiled this winter, following Jewish tradition, I'll have scant reason to drive those 120 miles again.

The grand macro-solutions often neglect the nagging micro-foundations.The staff of rural schools and clinics, for example, have scant reason to do their job well.

There's scant reason for optimism after the performance this week by legislative leaders who chose to dither rather than act in the face of enormous budget deficits.

For a group of people so data-driven, the obsession over unscientific variations of culture fit can become a quick way to exclude different types of people for scant reasons.

It makes sense, then, that they told the music paper the Stool Pigeon in 2010 that it was important to "choose the hard road with an equal mix of hubris and regret" – and it also explains why they so often zigzag from one bizarre idea to another with scant rhyme or reason.

Some databases, though, provide scant details of the reason for the negative mark, according to a review of more two dozen letters.

(It is revealed that Mme. Saint Laurent, though long resident in Paris, is originally from Quebec. The opera is written in French, which the Met, with scant justification, cited as reason for cancelling the commission).

While Williams refused to use her scant preparation as the reason behind her loss, Schett realized that a first-round meeting with one of the Tour's most powerful stars left her with the best chance of beating her.